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Wildlife Sightings - 20/10/23
SITE CLOSED DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDWeather: Strong winds & rainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 91Redshank - 82Black-tailed Godwit - 2Greenshank - 1Lapwing - 3Goosander - 7 femaleGreylag Goose - 4Common Gull - 1Herring Gull - 1Black-hea
20 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 19/10/23
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 88Shelduck - 1Greenshank - 1Redshank - 14Lapwing - 48Grey Heron - 1Herring Gull - 19Black-headed Gull - 93Greylag - 1Goshawk - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat Tit - 4Moorhen - 6Coal
19 October 2023
EEK!-xperience the weirder side of wetlands this half-term
Calling all f-f-f-families - the frighteningly fantastic eek! week is returning to Washington Wetland Centre this October! Join us as we get close to the weird and wonderful side of wetland nature during this interactive, outdoor event. Winding its wa
18 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings = 18/10/2023
AMWeather: Clear skies, light windRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 3Teal - 85Redshank - 1Wigeon - 3Grey Heron - 1Jay - 2Buzzard - 1Kestrel - 1Sparrowhawk - 1Go
18 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 17/10/2023
Weather: FrostyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 19 Teal - 30Wigeon - 2Grey Heron - 1Moorhen - 10Black-headed Gull - 15Crow - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaWillow tit - 1 (un ringed)Coal Tit - 4Dunnock - 1Great Tit - 4Robin - 1Nutha
17 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 16/10/2023
Weather: Cold and sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 158Common Snipe - 2Moorhen - 2Teal - 40Grey Heron - 1Wren - 1Woodpigeon - 1Grey Wagtail - 1Black-headed Gull - 2Saline Lagoon SpeciesTeal - 8Little Egret - 1Grey Heron - 1Black-h
16 October 2023
Wildlife sightings - 15/10/2023
Weather: Frosty start + sunny + breezy River Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesA.MLapwing - 23Teal - 48Saline Lagoon SpeciesOther Bird Species NotedWillow tit - 1 (Top meadow)Mistle Thrush - 1 (Dragonfly ponds)Siskin - 9 (Dragonfly ponds)Goldfinch - 3
15 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings 14/10/2023
Weather: cold bit sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesWater Level: LowRedshank - 3Curlew - 6Teal - 18Common buzzard - 2Sparrow hawk - 1Grey heron - 1 juvenileSaline Lagoon SpeciesCurlewBlack-tailed GodwitCommon SnipeOther Bird Species NotedKe
14 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 13/10/2023
AMWeather: Overcast/Slight drizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesWater Level: LowWren - 1Redshank - 3Teal - 27Lapwing - 6Pied Wagtail - 1Carrion Crow (meadow) - 4Pheasant (meadow) -
13 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 12/10/2023
Weather: Chilly start, full sunRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesCONTRACTORS ON LAKESaline Lagoon SpeciesTeal - 11Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlue Tit - 4Magpie - 2Coal Tit - 2Chaffinch - 5Blackbird - 1Great Tit - 2Dunnock - 1Bullfinch - 2Rob
12 October 2023
Wildlife sightings - 11/10/2023
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesWidgeon - 14Teal - 22Shoveler - 1Ruff - 3Redshank - 26Lapwing - 8Grey Heron - 1 JuvenileSaline Lagoon SpeciesGrey Heron - 1Teal - 7Mallard -3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 2Bullfin
11 October 2023
Restore your mental wellbeing in our uplifting wetlands this autumn
Whether it’s a gently swaying reedbed, a calm meandering river, huge open skies above a glass-like lake or the seclusion of a small woodland pond, wetlands in all their forms offer us a ready distraction from our everyday lives. Not only do they give u
10 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 10/10/2023
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: low + coming outWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 16Grey Heron - 1Redshank - 1Moorhen - 1Robin - 2Wren - 1Jay - 1Lapwing - 14Black-tailed Godwit - 2Snipe - 1Buzzard - 1Dunlin - 2Saline Lagoon SpeciesJay - 1Teal - 20Coot - 1G
10 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 09/10/2023
Weather: cloudy with sunny spellsRiver Wear Tide Level: low + coming inWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 1Teal - 4Moorhen - 4Saline Lagoon SpeciesBar-tailed godwit - 1Kingfisher - 1Sparrow hawk - 1Teal - 23Jay - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 3P
9 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 08/10/2023
Weather: RainyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesSpotted Redshank - 1Redshank - 30Black-tailed Godwit - 3Bar-tailed Godwit - 1Dunlin - 2Ruff - 5Lapwing - 5Grey Heron - 1Shoveler - 2Teal - 58Black-headed Gull - 1Saline Lagoon SpeciesKingfisher - 1
8 October 2023