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Wildlife Sightings - 03/02/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 9Canada Goose - 2Grey Heron - 21Teal - 40Lapwing - 47Moorhen - 7Mallard - 2Black-headed Gull - 131Redshank - 2Herring Gull - 11Mute Swan - 1Hawthorn wood:Bullfinch - 5Goldfinch - 2Coal tit
3 February 2023
Seriously squelchy fun at Mudfest this February half-term
Mud is a miracle. Bugs and mini-beasts live in it. Birds and insects make their homes from it. And at WWT Washington’s ALL NEW Mudfest this February half-term, families across the North East can find out just how much fun they can have with it! Come
2 February 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 02/02/23
Weather: Overcast/DullRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 56Grey Heron - 16Shelduck - 13Lapwing - 26Gadwall - 2Redshank - 1Black-headed Gull - 71Herring Gull - 24Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 1Coal Tit - 4Bullfinch - 6Blue Tit
2 February 2023
Wildlife Sightings 01/02/2023
Weather: Sunny and Cloudy, DrizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 70Teal - 23Grey Heron - 16Redshank - 1Mute Swan - 1Black-headed gull - 21Herring Gull - 15Moorhen - 3Shelduck - 6Mallard
1 February 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 30/01/23
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 22Grey Heron - 16 (14 on wader lake & 2 in heron hedge)Shelduck - 15Lapwing - 59Great Black-backed Gull - 1Herring Gull - 40Black-headed Gull - 89Mute Swan - 1Redshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird
30 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/2023
Weather: Cloudy, dryRiver Wear Tide Level: HighAMWader Lake SpeciesShelduck: 21Black-Headed Gull: 75Herring Gull: 42Lapwing: 53Mallard: 2Coot: 1Moorhen: 3Grey Heron: 10Snipe: 2Redshank: 1Woodpigeon: 9Teal: 2Hawth
28 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 27/01/2023
Weather ..Wet start then sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level..lowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron -10Mute Swan -2Canada Goose -46Grey Lag -10Gadwall -2Teal -16Lapwing -84B.H Gull -176Herring gull -96Shell duck -17Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingWater Rail-1Stock Dove -2Long
27 January 2023
Willow tit citizen science project needs YOUR help
Washington Wetland Centre is asking the public to be its ‘eyes and ears’ as it works to help protect the red-listed willow tit...Citizen scientists are needed to help WWT Washington save the UK’s fastest declining resident bird species. Our team
26 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 26/01/23
Weather: Clear, light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 11 (all in hedge, beginning of nesting season)Shelduck - 26Canada Goose - 27Greylag Goose - 3Herring Gull - 33Black-headed Gull - 130Lapwing - 57Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding
26 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 23/01/23
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 2Carrion Crow (Meadow) - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationChaffinch - 6Bullfinch - 7Greenfinch - 3Great Tit - 2Coal Tit - 5Blue Tit - 4Long-tailed Tit - 9Blackbird - 3Dunnock - 1Robin
23 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 21/012023
Weather: Clear/Bright,ColdRiver Wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake: FrozenJay - 1Great tit - 1Blue tit - 2Black bird - 1 (Footpath)Hawthorn wood:Great-spotted woodpecker - 1Bullfinch - 3Chaffinch - 5Dunnock - 1Robin - 1Nuthatch - 1Black bird - 3Coa
21 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 20/01/2023
Weather: coldRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake: 100% frozenKestrel - 1Grey Heron - 1Curlew - 3Black-Headed Gull - 92 (River wear)Herring Gull - 40Lesser-blacked backed Gull - 1 (2nd winter)Cormorant - 2Red-shank - 9Teal - 36Hawthorn wood:Greater
20 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 19/01/2023
Weather: Icy, FreezingRiver wear tide level: LowWader lake speciesCurlew - 1Lapwing - 3Sparrowhawk - 1Cormorant - 2Tufted duck - 5Grey Heron - 2Shoveler - 10Teal - 10Shelduck - 1Curlew - 1Redshank - 1Hawthorn wood bird feeding areaGreat spotted woodpecker
19 January 2023
Tales from the Heron Hedge
By Kate Ferguson, reserve warden A prehistoric-sounding squawk echoes across the river as a large shadow flies overhead, stick in beak, and scattering lapwing everywhere. It’s a majestic grey heron, returning from a trip to gather nesting material fr
19 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 18/01/23
Wader Lake Species FROZENLapwing - 10Carrion Crow - 3Blackbird - 1 femaleMagpie - 1Goldfinch - 35Siskin - 15Great Tit - 4Blue Tit - 1Wren - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBullfinch - 6Blue Tit - 5Robin - 1Great Tit - 3Chaffinch - 4Coal Tit - 1Gold
18 January 2023