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Wildlife Sightings - 14/09/2023
AMRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesNuthatch - 1Blue Tit - 8RobinGreat Tit - 8Coal Tit - 3Bird Species Noted Around SiteCommon Buzzard - Top Meadow - 1Mistle Thrush - East Down Scrub - 1Tree
14 September 2023
Why managing Wader Lake is no simple task
Water level management on Wader Lake is critical for providing the correct balance of inundated and non-inundated grassland, including areas of open water bodies to attract and provide the correct conditions for the many types of bird species that use the
14 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings 13/09/2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 152Curlew - 2Teal - 25Gadwall - 2Shoveler - 5Grey Heron - 1 JuvStock Dove - 2Coot - 2Black - headed Gull - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow Tit ( unringed ) - 1Blue Tit - 6Great
13 September 2023
Let WWT and the art of Sir Quentin Blake inspire an autumn of wetland adventure
Autumn is upon us in all its glory, bringing with it new wildlife, new landscapes and new creative events to enjoy at WWT Washington Wetland Centre. As the season unfolds, so too does a new Drawn to Water trail, featuring the distinctive drawings of Sir
13 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings 12/09/2023
Weather: rainy / overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Shoveler - 9Black-headed Gull - 3Redshank - 1Lapwing - 9Black-tailed Godwit - 2Teal - 39Canada Goose - 1Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn wood:Bullfinch - 1 juvenileGreenfinch - 7Great tit - 3Blue tit
12 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 11/09/2023
Weather: bright / cloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 5Shoveler - 3Teal - 35Lapwing - 184Black-headed Gull - 17Moorhen - 7Black-tailed Godwit - 4Redshank - 10Jackdaw - 11Ruff - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationStock Dove - 2Ma
11 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 10/09/2023
Weather: Sunny & warm, some cloudRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 93Redshank - 10Ruff - 1Common Snipe - 1Black-tailed Godwit - 5Bar-tailed Godwit - 3Teal - 38Shoveler - 6Grey Heron - 1Jackdaw - 6Black-headed Gull - 4Herring Gull - 1Ha
10 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings 09/09/2023
Weather: Bright. Sunny* Tractor in doing annual hay cut so some disturbance for the count *Teal - 24Canada Goose - 1Snipe - 1Curlew - 2Redshank - 58Greenfinch - 5Great Tit - 3Rook - 1 - Hidden MeadowTeal - 8 - Saline Lagoon
9 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 08/09/2023
Weather: bright River Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesStock Dove - 2Redshank - 32Lapwing - 169Black-headed Gull - 28Teal - 40Grey Heron - 4Black-tailed Godwit - 7Curlew - 3Swallow - 1Herring Gull - 1Ruff - 1Snipe - 2Shoveler - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird F
8 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 07/09/2023
Weather: bright / sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 4Curlew - 4Bar-tailed Godwit - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 8Redshank - 65Lapwing - 335Teal - 67Black-headed Gull - 31Dunlin - 1Snipe - 1Ruff - 1Shoveler - 1Greylag Goose - 2 adult
8 September 2023
Photographing wetland wildlife in autumn
Enjoy some top tips for photographing wildlife at Washington Wetland Centre this autumn thanks to our volunteer photographer, Ian Henderson
7 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 06/092023
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 7Jackdaw - 40Redshank - 54Lapwing - 179Teal - 77Black-tailed Godwit - 7Grey Heron - 4Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1 (in heron hedgeShoveler - 5Greylag - 4Ruff - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feedi
6 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 05/09/2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 10Black-tailed Godwit - 6Ruff - 1Redshank - 62Lapwing - 172Jackdaw - 67Grey Heron - 7Shoveler - 16Teal - 105Gadwall - 2Black-headed GullHerring GullHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNutha
5 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 04/09/2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: HighA.MWader Laker: Curlew - 15Black-tailed Godwit - 4Ruff - 1Redshank - 27Lapwing - 164Shoveler - 8Teal - 36Grey Heron - 10Sparrow hawk - 1Stock Dove - 12Jackdow - 90Black-headed Gull - 21Hawthorn wood: Great-spotted
4 September 2023
Wildlife Sightings 03/09/2023
Weather: SunnyWader Lake SpeciesGreenshank - 1Ruff - 1Black - tailed Godwit - 4Teal = 17Little Egret - 1Buzzard - 1 ( over meadow )Willow Tit - 1Coal Tit - 3Goldfinch - 6G.S Woodpecker - 1 ( M )Goldcrest - 1Bird Species Noted Around SiteWillow Warbler -
3 September 2023