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Wildlife Sightings - 25/05/22
Weather: Overcast, windyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 5Tufted Duck - 12 (9 male, 3 female)Shelduck - 23Gadwall - 8Lapwing - 10 (2 chicks)Shoveler - 4Oystercatcher - 1Avocet - 44Common Tern - 117 & 4 chicksTeal - 2Gadwall - 8 male
25 May 2022
wildlife sightings 24/05/2022
Weather overcastRiver Wear tide level..HighWader Lake speciesSand martin.- 2Avocet- 31 ad.4 ch -35Common Tern -116Oyster catcher 4+4 ch -8Lapwing -8Red shank -3Little Egret -1Shoveler -5Gad wall -3Tufted Duck 45+7 ch -52Teal -2Canada Goose -13Grey lag -
24 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeSand martin 2Avocet 35 (4 chicks)Common tern 116Oystercatcher 8Lapwing 8Redshank 3Little egret 1Shoveler 5Gadwall 3Tufted duck 11Shelduck 52 (7 ducklings)Teal 2Canada gooseGreylag 9Black-headed gull 103Herring gull 5Saline L
24 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/22
Weather: MildRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: MidCurlew - 1Canada Goose - 11Shoveler - 3 maleTufted Duck - 19Shelduck - 36 (8 chicks)Gadwall - 2Avocet - 33 (2 chicks)Grey Heron - 21Greylag Goose - 4Lapwing - 10 (
23 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings-22/5/2022
Weather: MildRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader LakeTufted Duck - 13Mallard - 8Shelduck - 21Avocet (1 chick) - 30Lapwing - 10Black-headed Gull - 147Greylag Goose - 17Herring Gull - 42Grey Heron - 29Teal - 1(
22 May 2022
wildlife Sightings - 21/05/2022
Weather:FineRiver wear tide level:HighA.M Wader lake:Curlew - 1Black-tailed Godwit - 1Lapwing - 6Redshank - 4Oystercatcher - 4Avocet - 36Common tern - 156Black-headed Gulls - 149 (77adults+72 1st calender year)Herring Gulls - 4Jackdaw - 42Canada Goose - 7
21 May 2022
wildlife Sightings - 20/05/2022
Weather: warm / sunnyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Dunlin - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 1Redshank - 3Lapwing - 7 (2 Chicks)Oystercatcher - 3Avocet - 36Common tern - 122Black-headed Gulls - 146Herring Gulls - 2Jackdaw - 56
21 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 19/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeTufted duck 14Avocet 31Shelduck 63Shoveler 3Grey heron 40 (fledged 6, juvenile 20)Black-headed gull 105Common tern 114Herring gull 1Lapwing 10 (3 chicks)Greylag goose 3Redshank 4Canada goose 9Gadwall 2Black-tailed godwit 1Pie
19 May 2022
Black swan cygnets are thriving
Our black swan cygnets have gone from strength to strength since they hatched in March. At about 5 times their original size, the cygnets are thriving and looking more and more like their parents. Their downy feathers are now displaying tell-tale signs
19 May 2022
wildlife Sightings - 18/05/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 43Shelduck - 48Tufted duck - 12Grey Heron - 33Black-tailed Godwit - 1Blach-headed Gull - 80Common tern - 76Lapwing - 9Shoverler - 1Redshank - 3Lesser black-backed Gull - 3Kestrel - 1Canada Goo
18 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeShelduck 45Shoveler 1Tufted duck 12Avocet 35Gadwall 4Osytercatcher 1Lapwing 8Black-headed gull 61Grey heron 26Mallard 4Common tern 63Black-tailed godwit 1Canada goose 20Mute swan 2Teal 1Greylag 6 (4 chicks)Redshank 6Saline La
17 May 2022
Lets talk about invasive species - crassula helmsii
This week is invasive species week and we wanted to highlight a key invasive plant species that we actively manage here at WWT Washington. Crassula helmsii (also know as New Zealand pigmyweed) is a non-native invasive plant oringinally found in Australia
17 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 16/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 41Black-tailed godwit 1Oystercatcher 2Redshank 5Lapwing 7Common tern 32Shelduck 53 (8 chicks)Gadwall 2Shoveler 3Tufted duck 10Canada goose 14Greylag 15 (5 goslings)Swallow 6Black-headed gull 62Herring gullSaline Lagoon
16 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings- 15/05/2022
Weather: sunRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 35Mallard - 8Oystercatcher - 3Swallow - 1Tuffted duck - 4Gadwall - 1Shelduck - 4Canada goose - 21Black headed Gull - 64Shoveler - 4Grey Heron - 18Greylag goose - 4Common tern - 28Saline Lagoon:L
15 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 14/05/2022
Weather: Very SunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 33Avocet - 36Gadwall - 4Grey Heron - 38Shoveler - 1Comman tern - 59Redshank - 3Black headed gull -70Swallows - 3Teal - 1Lapwing - 14Saline Lagoon:Shoveler - 1Sedge warbler - 1Lapwing -
15 May 2022