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Visitor donation supports opening of new wildlife hide
We’re delighted to announce that a new wildlife viewing hide is now open to visitors. The Vic Robins hide - which is on the east side of Wader Lake - was kindly funded by WWT Washington visitor Viv Coy. Viv and her husband Vic visited the Princes Trust
21 March 2024
WILDLIFE SIGHTING 21/03/24
Weather: Overcast River Wear Tide Level: Low
21 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 19/03/2024
A.MWeather: mildRiver tide level: midWader Lake:Wigeon - 4Canada Goose - 28Graylag Goose - 5Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 67Teal - 2Coot - 3Lapwing - 15Redshank - 17Black-headed Gull - 160Herring Gull - 14Grey Heron - 30Avocet - 16Hawthorn wood:Pheasant -1Woodp
19 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 18/03/2024
A.MWeather: sunny / warmRiver tide level: HightWader Lake:Oystercatcher - 2Shelduck - 63Canada Goose - 22Grey Heron - 35 + 5 juvenileTufted duck - 22Black-headed Gull - 65Redshank - 37Gadwall - 1Little Grebe - 1Mute Swan - 2Graylag Goose - 6Shoveler - 1Av
18 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 17/03/2024
A.MWeather: Overcast / warmRiver tide level: midWader Lake:Shelduck - 34Tufted duck - 4Black-headed Gull - 76Mute Swan - 5Graylag Goose - 17Grey Heron - 32Canada Goose - 27Avocet - 18Widgeon - 4 Oystercatcher - 4Herring Gull - 5Lapwing - 19 ( ALL ON MEADO
17 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 16/03/2024
A.MWeather: sunny River tide level: highWader Lake:Tufted duck - 13Shelduck - 21Mallard - 8Redshank - 16Teal - 9Avocet - 5Black-headed Gull - 130Herring Gull - 75Lapwing - 5Oystercatcher - 2Coot - 5Moorhen - 3Hawthorn wood:Nuthatch - 1Siskin - 1Chaffinch
16 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/03/2024
A.M Weather: sunny / mildRiver tide level: highWader Lake:Grey Heron - 26 (21 in the hedge)Black-headed + Med Gull Hybrid - 1Black-headed Gull - 112Herring Gull - 21Lesser black-headed Gull - 3Avocet - 2Mute Swan - 3Canada Goose - 24Graylag Goose - 7Sheld
15 March 2024
Wildlife sightings - 14/03/2024
AMRiver Wear Tide Level: MidGrey Heron - 32Canada Goose - 20Shelduck - 36Teal - 6Coot - 2Lapwing- 11Reed Bunting - 1 maleChaffinch - 1 femaleBlue Tit - 5Stock Dove - 1Bird Species Noted Around SiteCormorant - River Wear - 1Tawny Owl - Hawthorn Wood (Roos
14 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 13/03/2024
Weather: MildRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: HighGrey Heron - 27 (23 in heronry)Greylag Goose - 6Canada Goose - 13Canada x Greylag Goose - 1Shelduck - 33Lapwing - 31Avocet - 2Oystercatcher - 2Herring Gull - 230Le
13 March 2024
Pssst... we've launched a new interactive app!
Your wetland journey begins now as WWT Washington Wetland Centre introduces an interactive app for visitors – a digital pocket guide to the wetland and woodland wildlife of the Wearside nature reserve. The WWT Washington app - which launched in Febru
13 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 12/03/2024
AMRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Greylag Goose - 4Mallard - 8Grey Heron (Heronry) - 25 +Lapwing - 5Herring Gull - 64Stockdove - 2Bullfinch - 4 (2 male + 2 female)Dunnock - 1Robin -1Great Tit - 4Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1Bir
12 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 11/03/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 24Herring Gull - 69Black-headed Gull - 9Lapwing - 32Oystercatcher - 2Mallard - 20Shelduck - 22Tufted Duck - 4Wigeon - 2Shoveler - 1Greylag Goose - 6 (1 with neck ring HSN)Canada Goo
11 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 10/03/2024
Weather: rainRiver Wear Tide Level; LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 22Lapwing - 16Redshank - 1Canada Goose - 5Graylag Goose - 1Tufted duck - 16Wigeon - 1Grey Heron - 4Herring Gull - 2Black-headed Gull - 7Moorhen - 2Mallard - 6Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Ar
10 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings 09/03/2024
Weather; OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level; LowWader Lake SpeciesHerring Gull - 11Wigeon - 1 (M) 1 (F)Shelduck - 28Lapwing - 30 ( Scraping on the meadow )Greylag Goose - 5Grey Heron - 13 + 1 JuvCanada Goose - 18Wader Lake FootpathReed Bunting - 1Wren - 1Gree
9 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/03/2024
Weather - OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level - MediumWader Lake SpeciesShelduck- 21Greylag Goose - 5Lapwing - 41Grey Heron - 14Canada Goose - 14Herring Gull - 22Black Headed Gull - 7Tufted Duck - 1(F) 1(M)Wigeon - 1(M) 1(F)Mute Swan - 3Moorhen - 4Coot - 5Hawth
8 March 2024