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Wildlife Sightings - 1/08/2023
Weather: OvercastRiver wear tide level: LowA.MWader lake:Avocet 20Lapwing 173Oystercatcher 2Curlew 5Ruff 3Redshank 2C.Tern 9+2youngB.H.Gull 52Grey heron 11Hawthorn WoodG.S. Woodpecker (1 male/2 female juv.) 4Greenfinch 5Goldfinch 2Chaffinch
1 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings 31/07/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 18Shelduck - 16 (14 juv.)Gadwall - 8Lapwing - 155Greylag Goose - 7Curlew - 2Black-headed Gull - 16 (5 juv.)Shoveler - 3Common Tern - 8Grey Her
31 July 2023
Close Encounters - Drawn to Water top tips
Close Encounters has a certain charm that draws you in. It's a tranquil space that is filled with life! As one of the first exhibits you reach on the west of our collection, Close Encounters has it all - quirky and interesting water birds, scented flowe
31 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 29/07/2023
Weather: Bright light and breezeRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Ruff - 3Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 117Avocet - 36redshank - 14Common Tern - 10 +1 chickBlack-headed Gull - 70 + 11 chicksCurlew - 4Gadwall - 11Shoveler - 5Shelduck - 14Grey Heron - 13
29 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 28/07/2023
Weather: Warm/CloudyWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 2 ( + 5 ducklings )Common Gull - 1Grey Heron - 8Ruff - 3Curlew - 4Teal - 15Coal Tit - 1Great Tit - 2 ( + 5 juvs )Jay - 2Chaffinch - 4 ( F ) 2 ( M )Gree
28 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 27/07/2023
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 1Shelduck - 2 + 14 juv.Avocet - 24Lapwing - 94Tufted Duck - 1Gadwall - 11Black-heasded Gull - 15 + 4 juv. + 1 chickCommon Tern - 4Redshank
27 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 26/07/2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Black-headed Gull - 48 + 8 juvenileRedshank - 38Black-tailed Godwit - 2Avocet - 31Lapwing - 250Common Gull - 1Oystercatcher - 1Curlew - 9Ruff - 3Shelduck - 1 +9 DucklingsTeal - 5Grey Heron - 17Common
26 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 25/07/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCanalag - 1Avocet - 31Lesser black-backed Gull - 2Shelduck - 1 + 7 juv.Greylag - 1Black-headed Gull (78 ad.,6 juv., 1 chick) - 85Lapwing - 205Redshank -
25 July 2023
Stream Channel - Drawn to Water top tips
Our Stream Channel is a hive of activity, full of flowering plants, swaying trees, buzzing insects and exciting bird life. For many visitors who walk past this area, it is merely a corridor to get out onto our wider reserve. To that we say: 'you don't k
25 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 24/07/2023
Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Little Egret - 1Common Sandpiper - 1Oystercatcher - 2Avocet - 27Redshank - 44Lapwing - 198Ruff - 3Curlew - 4Shelduck - 15Gadwall - 10 + 8 youngTufted duck - 2 + 1 youngCommon Tern - 11 + 2 youngGre
24 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 23/07/2023
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesGrey heron - 8Avocet - 27Shelduck - 1 + 8 juv.Black-headed Gull - 1Common Sandpiper - 1Lapwing - 101Canada Goose - 6Greylag Goose - 2 + 1 juv.Oystercatcher
23 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 22/07/2023
Weather: rainRiver tide level: HighA.MWader Lake:Ruff - 3Avocet -36Redshank - 8Oystercatcher - 1Curlew - 1Common Tern - 25Black-headed Gull - 53Common Gull - 1Grey Heron - 7Shelduck - 8Gadwall - 11Shoveler - 3Hawthorn wood:Bullfinch - 2+1 +1 juvenileCoal
22 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 21/07/2023
AMWeather - Cloudy, light rainRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 9Avocet - 28Black-headed Gull - 86 (16 chicks)Common Tern - 8 (1 chick)Curlew - 3Teal - 10Shelduck - 2 (+10 ducklings)Grey Heron - 9Lapwing - 216Ruff - 3Oysterca
21 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 20/07/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 31Black-headed Gull (74 adults, 15 juv. + 1 chick) - 90Grey heron - 12Oyster catcher - 1Shelduck - 9 (7 juv.)Greylag Goose - 5Canalag - 1Lapwing
20 July 2023
Five ways to spend your summer at Washington Wetland Centre
With a host of wetland wildlife, hands-on outdoor activities and a Quentin Blake-illustrated trail to enjoy, what amazing nature connections will you make while you’re here? Summer is upon us, bringing with it the chance to experience all that our gl
19 July 2023