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Wildlife Sightings - 09/05/2023
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Weather: Overcast, wetRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 28Redshank - 2Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 12Black-tailed Godwit - 1Common Sandpiper - 1Common Tern - 46Tufted Duck - 17Shelduck - 30Gadwall - 3Shoveler - 2Black-headed Gull - 64Haw
WWT Washington open during lockdown 2.0
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WWT Washington Wetland Centre are continuing to welcome visitors to their wild reserve to allow them to grow their connections with nature, and enjoy a bit of peace and quiet. We all know that being outdoors and getting closer to nature is not only
Warbler fest
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WarblersA good scattering of warblers around the site today. Always good when your day starts with a Garden Warbler, also Lesser whitethroat, blackcap willow sedge reed and lots of chiffchaff. Good spots to search are Knott hide, decoy and car park.South
Recent sightings 1st - 3rd May
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British Steel HideWe continue to get regular sightings of the Spoonbill often showing well feeding close to the Michael Powell and British Steel hide. Large numbers of Shelduck have been seen on the Dafen scrapes, as well as 3 Gargany and groups of Lesser
Not our usual sightings, but Spring is coming!
News News And Stories News No Sightings But Spring Is Coming
As we are closed to all visitors, we won't be putting out our usual sightings updates but we will try to keep you up to date with general goings on here at the reserve. Our main focus is keeping the site in good order with minimal staff, looking after our
Bewick's are back
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Four Bewick's Swans returned to the reserve today, first seen early on the Top New Piece before heading to the Rushy for the morning feed. Three of these birds were here last week; Gastro and new partner Roux (photo) and Bubbly. The fourth bird was a ne
Wildlife Sightings - 22/12/2022
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Weather: CloudyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Lapwing - 6Moorhen - 3Greylag goose - 6Canada goose - 4Blackbird - 3 (Footpath)Goldfinch - 5 (Footpath)Blue tit - 1 (Footpath)Robin - 1 (Footpath)Jay - (Footpath)Hawthorn wood:Nuthatch - 1Great-spotte
Pssst... we've launched a new interactive app!
News News And Stories News Pssst Weve Launched A New Interactive App
Your wetland journey begins now as WWT Washington Wetland Centre introduces an interactive app for visitors – a digital pocket guide to the wetland and woodland wildlife of the Wearside nature reserve. The WWT Washington app - which launched in Febru
Latest Sightings
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We have been very lucky to have had an Osprey on site this past Friday - it was seen flying over and some of our lovely visitors have taken some amazing photos of it! This hasn't been the only Bird of Prey on the reserve - we've seen a male and female Hen
Sand martins trickling through
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Small groups of sand martins have been stopping off checking out the nesting holes in our artificial nesting bank. A pair of blue tits are nesting in the swallow terrace among our outdoor nest box display.The boat drivers have spotted several grass snake
Fungi survey - Nov 2020
News News And Stories News Fungi Survey Nov 2020
Fungi is fascinating, and it's literally everywhere you look, especially in woodlands and damp outdoor areas. Our team have recently undertaken a fungus survey around our site and among the common fungi that we see quite regularly such as common and shagg
Pintail on Estuary
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Lots of Chiffchaff, a few Blackcaps and the odd Willow Warbler around the site.Kingfisher HideGood birding here with a large flock of Greylag feeding in the stubble field along with 11 of our 13 resident Cranes including the unringed bird. Flocks of starl
4 Great White Egrets
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A single Glossy ibis was around the barns near the canal first thing. Tack PieceHighlight so far today have been the 4 Great White Egrets that were in the Tack piece and have now dispersed around the site, 3 Little Egret were with them also Shoveler 25, P
Pectoral Sandpiper
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A good start to the day with a Pectoral Sandpiper found on Woodend Marsh. Martin Mere has had quite a few spring 'Pecs' over the years although generally they are pretty much annual autumn birds. (Below Pectoral Sandpiper with Redshank) Two new wader spec
Rare plant with roots in south returns to Arundel after century's absence
News News And Stories News Rare Plant With Roots In South Coast Returns To Wwts Arundel After Centurys Absence
A plant so rare in the UK that it was only found in a patch smaller than a doormat has been reintroduced near the banks of the river Arun where it once thrived over a hundred years ago. A total of 400 triangular club-rushes have been planted over an area