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Wildlife Sightings - 27/03/23
Weather: Bright, SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 15Avocet - 5Oystercatcher - 3Gadwall - 7Greylag Goose - 36Canada Goose - 14Mute Swan - 1Wigeon - 6Teal - 15Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationReed Bunting - 1 maleNuthatch - 2Bull
27 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 26/03 2023
Weather: Rain / Light hailRiver wear tide level: HighA.MWader lake:Teal - 30Herring Gull - 16Avocet - 18Black-headed Gull - 54Lapwing - 18 (1 nesting on meadow) (1 scrapping near Redshank reef)Gadwall - 11Shoveler - 2Redshank - 41Oystercatcher - 3Canad Go
26 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 25/03/2023
Weather: Rain on and offRiver wear tide level: MidA.MWader lake:Grey heron - 34Shelduck - 18Gadwall - 5Teal - 11Wigeon - 4Canada Goose + Canada + Greylag - 20Greylag Goose - 12Oystercatcher - 2Avocet - 2Lapwing - 20 (18 Territories)Redshank - 6Mute swan -
25 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 24/03/2023
Weather: Sunny / CloudyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Tufted duck - 9Black-headed Gull - 182Shelduck - 33Oystercatcher - 4Grey Heron - 31Greylag Goose - 22Canada Goose - 17Lapwing - 13Teal - 8Wigeon - 2Mute Swan - 1Herring Gull - 18Hawthorn wood:
24 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings 23/03/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTufted Duck - 9Black-headed gull - 167Herring Gull - 15Lesser Black-backed gull - 1Shelduck - 17Lapwing - 19Oystercatcher - 2Teal - 8Grey heron - 19Gre
23 March 2023
Get on nature’s trail with Duck Detectives this Easter
Families across the North East can put their outdoor sleuthing skills to the test this Easter, with the ALL NEW Duck Detectives trail at WWT Washington Wetland Centre.Get close to nature and have fun exploring together, as you follow the clues around our
22 March 2023
How to tell the difference between toad and frog spawn
How to tell the difference between toad and frog spawn Amphibians are a group of small vertebrates that are defined by a very special set of adaptations. Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders are all part of this group. Amphibians all need water, or damp
21 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 20/03/23
Weather: ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGadwall - 22Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 23Avocet - 2Lapwing - 20Canada Goose - 23Black-headed Gull - 8Oystercatcher - 2Greylag Goose - 24Grey Heron - 27Teal - 3Wigeon - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Stat
20 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 18/03/2023
Weather: Rain and sunRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Mute swan - 1Wigeon - 6Oystercatcher - 2Shelduck - 42Black-headed Gull - 223Avocet - 27Gadwall - 9Redshank - 29Grey Heron - 28Shoveler - 1Lapwing - 12Canada +Greylag Goose - 2Hawthorn wood:Tree
18 March 2023
Happy Mother's Day to our wetland superstar mams
Where would the natural world be without mothers? Without their protective instincts, their self-sacrifice, their love? This Mother’s Day we pay homage to some wetland superstar mams and of course, give thanks to the ultimate maternal figure looking
17 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 17/03/2023
Weather: clear,sunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader Lake:Shelduck - 35Oystercatcher - 4Grey Heron - 28Mute Swan - 3Lapwing - 15Black-headed Gull - 230Avocet - 24Wigeon - 2Canada Goose - 9Canada +Greylag Goose - 1Herring Gull - 32Gadwall - 2Hawthorn woo
17 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 16/03/23
Weather: Cloud/RainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack - headed Gull 112Herring Gull 52Lesser black - backed Gull 1Teal 23Lapwing 19Oystercatcher 7Grey Heron 20Greylag Goose 12Canada Goose 4Avocet
16 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 15/03/23
Weather: Sunny and cloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: HighTufted Duck - 2Black-headed Gull - 216Avocet - 9Shelduck - 36Greylag Goose - 9Grey Heron - 21Herring Gull - 45Lapwing - 17Wigeon - 8Mute Swan - 1Teal
15 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings 12/03/2023
Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.M:Wader lake:Mute Swan - 1Canada goose - 8Wigeon - 4Grey Heron - 24Greylag Goose - 6Shelduck - 26Lapwing - 28Herring Gull - 66Black-headed Gull - 208Teal - 107Tufted duck - 11Oystercatcher - 3Gadwall - 7Hawthorn w
12 March 2023
Wildlife Sightings 11/03/2023
Weather: Sunny, CoolRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 17Black-headed Gull - 263Carrion Crow - 2Canada Goose - 9Shelduck - 25Lapwing - 13Moorhen - 8Gadwall - 7Herring Gull - 13Mute Swan
11 March 2023