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Wildlife sightings - 09/06/2022
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeShelduck 34 (27 ducklings)Avocet 29 (11 chicks)Oystercatcher 6 (3 chicks)Sedge warbler 1Grey heron 29Gadwall 4Willow warbler 1Goldfinch 4Swallow 1Sand martin 1Teal 3Lapwing 9Tufted duck 2Common tern 193Black-headed gull 70 +
9 June 2022
Wildlife sightings - 08/06/2022
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeLapwing 11 (6 chicks)Tufted duck 12Gadwall 4Teal 2Shelduck 56 (16 ducklings)Avocet 37 (19 chicks)Black-headed gull 125Grey heron 31Redshank 1Swallow 1Greylag 6Cormorant 1Sand martin 1Shoveler 2Common tern 186Oystercatcher (5
8 June 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 06/06/22
Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: MidTeal - 6Mallard - 15 (2 broods, 5 chicks)Shelduck - 48 (2 broods, 15 chicks)Avocet - 50 (16 chicks)Grey Heron - 33Sedge Warbler - 1Oystercatcher - 3 (1 chick)Black-headed Gull - 118Common Tern - 157Shoveler - 2G
6 June 2022
Cockchafer beetle getting to know our local moths
Cockchafer beetles are known for their noisy slightly clumsy flight and 'feathered' antennae, but they were also once on the decline due to the use of pesticides in the 1900s. Also known as a May bug, doodlebug or if you want to go really fancy, melolont
6 June 2022
Wildlife Sightings- 05/06/2022
Weather: overcast/ChillyRiver wear tide level: highA.M Wader lake:Avocet - 51Common Tern - 182Lapwing - 10Oystercatcher - 3Shelduck - 45Tuffted Duck - 10Gadwall - 5Teal - 3Shoveler - 2Swallow - 3Sedge Warbler - 1Black headed Gull - 131Herring Gull - 2Cana
5 June 2022
Wildlife sightings - 04/06/2022
Weather: Sunny:mildRiver wear tide level: MidA.M Wader lake:Avocet - 34Lapwing - 6+2Oystercatcher - 4+3Redshank - 4Grey Heron - 39Common Tern - 207Black headed Gull - 60+2Shelduck - 20Shoveler - 6Gadwall - 10Teal - 2Tuffted duck - 10Saline Lagoon:Avocet -
5 June 2022
Wildlife Sightings -03/06/2022
Weather:River wear tide level:A.M:Wader lake:Avocet - 32Redshank - 3Lapwing - 6+2Curlew - 1Oystercatcher - 6+3Grey Heron - 38Common Tern - 217 Black-headed Gull - 66+2Shelduck - 22Shoveler - 4Gadwall - 14Teal - 2Saline Lagoon:Avocet - 2Lesser black back G
5 June 2022
Wildlife sightings 02/06/2022
Weather warm SunnyRiver Wear Tide level..midWader Lake Species Grey Heron(12 ad 14 juv 16 chicks)=42ShovelerGadwallShell DuckTealTufted Duck B.H Gull (51 nest.18 chicks)-59Common Tern 197Avocet(11 broods of chicks)-34 ad 27 chicksLapwing (2 broods)-6+4 c
2 June 2022
Wildlife sightings - 01/06/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeArctic tern (first summer) 1Common tern 155Avocet 35 (+ lots of chicks)Oystercatcher 3 (1 chick)Lapwing 10Swallow 5Shelduck 32 (11 ducklings)Tufted duck 4Shoveler 2Canada goose 13 (6 goslings)Greylag 5Black-headed gull 81 (2
1 June 2022
Our team's quick action helped otter mum Mimi
When it comes to animal care, our living collection team are second to none at picking up when something is just a little bit off. So when Asian short-clawed otter mum Mimi wasn't acting herself, they jumped into action to investigate... During the norm
1 June 2022
Wildlife Sightings- 31/05/2022
Weather: Cloudy/ rainRiver wear tide level: Mid- lowA,MWader lake: Shoveler - 2Common tern - 174Grey Heron - 25Reed Warbler - 1Shelduck - 15Avocet - 19Black-headed Gull - 76Tufted duck - 7Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 13Gadwall - 10Redshank - 2Saline Lagoon
31 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 30/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeShelduck 12 + 18 ducklingsShoveler 2Grey heron 34 (24 chicks)Avocet 30 + 13 chicksOystercatcher 2 + 2 chicksBlack-headed gull 62 + 3 chicksGadwall 10Tufted duck 5Common tern 161Lapwing 4 + 5 chicksRedshank 1Teal 2Goldfinch 3S
31 May 2022
Happy birthday to us! WWT Washington turns 47
It’s not quite as impressive as a platinum jubilee, but today our wonderful wetlands turn 47-years-old. Happy birthday to us! When our doors opened that spring morning in 1975 – at a cost of 40p for adults and 20p for children – we wonder if the te
29 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 28/05/2022
Weather: OvercastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Common tern - 164Black-Headed Gulls - 74Avocet - 33Lapwing - 8Oystercatcher - 3Redshank - 4Grey Heron - 22Shoveler - 4Shelduck - 24Gadwall - 8Teal - 2Saline Lagoon:Sheduck - 2Shoverler - 1Other bird
28 May 2022
Wildlife sightings 27/05/2022
Weather sunny/ mildRiver Wear tide level..lowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron(14 ad 8 chicks/juv 13 fledged) -35Little Egret -1Avocet (2 Broods of 1 chick each)-45 +2 chicksLapwing (1 Brood of 2 chicks) 10+2 chicksRed shank -4Oystercatcher 4 ad +2 chicks -4+2
27 May 2022