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Wildlife Sightings 15/10/2022
Weather: Slight showersRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 21Lapwing - 63Blacl-headed gull - 23 (4 1st winter)Redshank - 10Curlew - 1Grey heron - 2 (1 juv.)Shoveler - 2 (1m,1f)Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding St
15 October 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 14/10/2022
Weather: Sunny/ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species Water Level Very LowShoveler 2Teal 26Mallard 8Gadwall 4Lapwing 8Black- Tailed Godwit 2Moorhen
14 October 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 13/10/2022
Weather: Sunny/clearRiver Wear Tide Level: lowA.MWader Lake:Teal - 13Black-headed Gull - 20Redshank - 1Lapwing - 71Shoveler - 2Moorhen - 27Robin - 1Dunnock - 1Hawthorn Wood:Great tit - 2Bullfinch - 4Coal tit - 1Blue tit - 3Chaffinch - 1Magpie - 2Greenfinc
13 October 2022
Wildlife Sightings -12/10/2022
Wildlife Sightings Daily Log Weather Overcast - Light Breeze
12 October 2022
Wildlife sightings - 11/10/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeBlack-tailed godwit 1Redshank 1Lapwing 7Teal 41Black-headed gull 68Herring gull 2Jack snipe 1Hawthorn WoodGreenfinch 4Chaffinch 8Blue tit 7Great tit 6Long-tailed tit 6Bullfinch 2Dunnock 1Coal tit 1Stock dove 1Other bird speci
11 October 2022
Wildlife Sightings 10/10/2022
Weather: Clear, SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 1Teal - 59Moorhen - 17Wigeon - 2 (1m,1f)Black-headed gull - 10Shoveler - 1 (m)Hawthorn Wood Feeding StationGreenfinch - 4Coal tit - 1Lon
10 October 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 09/10/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 36Black-tailed Godwit - 9Lapwing - 8Hawthorn wood:Blue tit - 8Coal tit - 2Bullfinch - 1Chaffinch - 2Great tit - 5Greenfinch - 3Dunnock - 2Other birds noted around site:Goldcrest - 1 (Spring gill
9 October 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 08/10/2022
Weather: bright/SunnyRiver wear tide level; lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 18Moorhen - 19Hawthorn wood:Coal titWillow titBlue titRobinOther birds noted around site:Pink-Footed Goose - 40 (flying over site)Grey Heron - 1 (River wear)Grey wagtail - 1 (River wear)L
8 October 2022
Because you know we're all about the bats...
When you wander around Washington WWT you’ll see a lot of bird boxes up in the trees, but there are other boxes that look a little different with the entrance at the bottom. These have been designed to provide roosts for bats rather than birds. Becau
8 October 2022
Wildlife sightings 07/10/2022
Weather Heavy RainRiver Wear Tide Level..lowWader Lake Species Teal -5Shoveler -2Canada Goose - ( meadow )-16Red Shank -1Wood pigeon -2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaTree Creeper -1Blue Tit -5Chaffinch -1Bull Finch -4Coal Tit -2Great Tit -4Gold Finch -1Ma
7 October 2022
Wetland-inspired words to mark National Poetry Day
It's #NationalPoetryDay, the annual celebration of making, experiencing and sharing poetry.This year's theme is 'Environment', with a call to action to find or write a poem that speaks about something you’d like to change or praise about the environment
6 October 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 06/10/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Teal - 6Lapwing - 4Redshank - 4Heron - 1Grey Wagtail - 1Hawthorn Wood:Nuthatch - 1Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1Bullfinch - 4Green finch - 4Goldfinch - 6Other birds noted around site:Kingfisher - 1 (Gull
6 October 2022
05/10/2022 Wildlife sightings
Weather ..light Rain River Wear Tide level.. midWader Lake SpeciesTeal -27Lapwing -18Black Headed Gull -5Curlew -2Redshank -8Shoveler -1Kestrel -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding areaBlack Cap -1Green Finch -8Bull Finch -5Nuthatch -1Long Tailed Tit -4jay -2Bird
5 October 2022
04/10/2022 wildlife sightings
Weather..overcastRiver Wear tide level ..HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing -60Red shank -47Curlew -6Black Tailed Godwit -4Teal -38Gray Heron -3Meadow Pipit -4Common Snipe -2B.H Gull -22Moore Hen -12Wood pigeon -80Stockdove -12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaG,
4 October 2022
Wildlife sightings - 03/10/2022
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeShoveler 1Teal 52Black-tailed godwit 14Curlew 4Grey heron 2Black-headed gull 25Lapwing 15Little egret 1Pheasant (meadow) 3Moorhen 10Redshank 43Hawthorn WoodGoldfinch 1Willow tit 1Greenfinch 3Bullfinch 2Saline LagoonCurlew 5T
3 October 2022