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Wildlife Sightings- 24/01/2020
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Weather : CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: LowGrey Heron- 1Lapwing- 2Mute Swan- 2Shoveler- 1 (male)Shelduck- 6Redshank- 1Saline LagoonAMTide Level- LowShelduck- 2Hawthorn WoodAMTreecreeper- 1Long tailed tit- 2Nuthatch- 2Great Spott
Wetlands Unravelled: a programme of contemporary art exploring the paradoxes of conservation in the wetlands environment
News News And Stories News Wetlands Unravelled A Programme Of Contemporary Art Exploring The Paradoxes Of Conservation In The Wetlands Environment
WWT London Wetland Centre is delighted to announce Wetlands Unravelled, a ten-month contemporary art programme woven throughout the lakes, ponds and reed beds of one of the capital’s largest wetlands. Curated by Unravelled, who commission and produce si
Wildlife Sightings - 16/11/20
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Weather: SunnyWind Speed: Windy from NW with occasional gustsRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: MidShelduck - 5Grey Heron - 5Teal - 72Moorhen - 2Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: LowCurlew (meadow) - 32Teal - 11Haw
Breeding Birds
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We surveyed the Avocets yesterday and counted 20 nests across the site. The nest boxes are doing well, we have 6 Blue Tit broods (totalling 47 chicks),1 Great Tit brood (6 chicks) and the Tree Sparrows are doing well with 15 chicks already fledged,
The Millennium Wetlands burst into life
News News And Stories News The Millennium Wetlands Burst Into Life
The Millennium Wetlands are literally bursting into life this spring, as trees and hedges break into bright leaves and glorious bird song reaches a crescendo as all the local singers are joined by migratory warblers. We recently started our annual bree
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you
News News And Stories News Reserve Update Whilst We Are Closed Let Us Bring The Reserve To You 5
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media. Hop
Wednesday News
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We checked the Barn Owl boxes this week and three pair are nesting. Top Mere – 3 chicks (about 5 days old) 1 chick (about 1 day old) 1 egg. Long meadow – 2 large chicks (about 3 weeks old) 1 medium chick (2 weeks old) Doehyles – 1 chick (1 day old
Wildlife Sightings - 22/11/2020
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Weather: Bright and SunnyWind Speed: GustyRiver wear tide level: HighWader lake - Am - MidTeal - 59Herring gull - 3Moorhen - 6Redshank - 6Black headed gull - 90Common snipe - 1Saline LagoonRedshank - 5Shelduck - 2Grey Heron - 1Grey partridge (Meadow) - 6O
Today's highlights
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The site Avocet flock increased to 49 individuals, they began the day on the South Lake but moved to the Top New Piece where they fed in the waves.Estuary TowerAnother rather windblown day combined with a high morning tide pushed 92 Shelduck onto the Dumb
Tuesday 26 March sightings
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Tack Piece100 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 4 Little Egret, 11 Gadwall, 4 Curlew, 32 Teal, + 2 Snipe and Ruff (Martin Smith Hide). Six Golden Plover circled this afternoon.Top New Piece from Zeiss Hide34 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Lapwing, 2 Crane, 2 Oystercatcher, 46 T
Gadwall, brent geese and siskin (Bird Race update 5)
News News And Stories News Gadwall Brent Geese And Siskin Bird Race Update 5
Meg: It’s over two weeks into the bird race and Ed started us off strong. I have added several species to our slowly growing list: we are on 62 species, trailing behind Team Warden and Team Dave. But I think it is an impressive feat considering our expe
Welney sightings- 22/10/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights Black Tailed Godwit Scaup Little Grebe Pintail Whooper Swan Black Tail
Welney sightings - 03/11/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights Whooper Swan Tufted Duck Long Tailed Tit Mute Swan Whooper Swan Greyla
Wet and Windy again
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RushyOnly 12 Bewicks on site this morning including Turlough mother of 4 who is looking increasingly ill. This represents an incredibly early departure no doubt a result of a mild winter and climate change.Check out later in the day the Redshank and Ruff
WWT Washington achieves ‘TOP 10’ status for UK common tern populations
News News And Stories News Wader Lake Achieves Top 10 Status For Uk Common Tern Population
Washington Wetland Centre has been ranked in the ‘Top 10’ sites for common tern in Great Britain. Our site has been named the ninth most important in the UK for populations of amber-listed common tern by a Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) data report fro
