Latest sightings
Wildlife sightings - 30/06/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 17 + 18 young Little ringed plover 2 + 2 chicks Lapwing 14 + 8 young Oystercatcher 6 Redshank 14 Common tern 170 + 32 young Grey heron 26 Shelduck 21 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 4 Gadwall 2 Shelduck 5 Hawthorn Wood Blac
30 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2016
a.m. Tide level: high Wader lake Avocet 18 + 17 juveniles Oystercatcher 5 Little ringed plover 1 Shelduck 6 + 7 young Redshank 8 Black-headed gull 15 Lapwing 10 + 4 chicks Common tern 160+ & 30 chicks Gadwall 1 Teal 4 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 3
29 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2016
a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Avocet 18 + 24 young Black-headed gull 19 Little ringed plover 2 + 3 young Oystercatcher 6 Shoveler (drake in eclipse plumage) 1 Lapwing 14 Redshank 3 Eurasian teal (drake in eclipse plumage) 1 Common tern 130+ & 30+ y
28 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 27/06/2016
a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Avocet 18 + 20 young Oystercatcher 5 Little ringed plover 2 + 3 young Shelduck 8 + 8 young Redshank 11 Black-headed gull 49 Gadwall 1 + 2 young Shoveler (drake eclipse plumage) 1 Lapwing 19 Common tern 130 & 30+ young
27 June 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Common Tern - 127 + 27 chicks Avocet - 17 + 22 young Black-headed Gull - 18 Tufted Duck - 7 Oystercatcher - 6 Lapwing - 9 + 6 young Swift - 1 Barn Swallow - 4 + 4 young Pied Wagtail - 1 juvenile Shelduck - 4 + 1
26 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 24/06/16
a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet 18 + 23 chicks/juvenile Little ringed plover 2 + 3 chicks Lapwing 16 + 20 chicks/juvenile Oystercatcher 5 Redshank 5 + 3 juvenile Ringed plover 1 Common tern (85 nests) 110 + 21 chicks Grey heron 31 Gadwall 3 + 6 duc
24 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/06/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 19 + 22 chicks/juvenile Ringed plover 1 Eurasian teal (drake) 1 Shelduck 7 + 10 ducklings Black headed gull 2 Common tern 200 + 25 chicks Gadwall 2 + 6 ducklings Pied wagtail 2 Oystercatcher 3 Lapwing 7 + 5 chicks/ju
22 June 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 20/06/2016
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 15 + 18 chicks/juveniles Redshank 1 + 2 juveniles Avocet 16 + 16 chicks/juveniles Little ringed plover 1 Common tern 200+ oystercatcher 5 Black-headed gull 6 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 3 Lapwing 4 Tufted duck 2 Herring
21 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 21/06/16
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 18 + 22 chicks/juvenile Oystercatcher 3 Little ringed plover 1 Lapwing 3 + 4 chicks/juvenile Barn swallow 2 Pied wagtail 2 juvenile Gadwall 3 * eclipse Shoveler 4 *eclipse Lesser black-backed gull 1 Common tern 190 +
21 June 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 16 + 20 chicks/juveniles Lapwing - 20 + 18 chicks/juveniles Redshank - 5 + 3 juveniles Oystercatcher - 4 + 3 juveniles Little Ringed Plover - 1 Ringed Plover - 1 Black-headed Gull - 12 + 3 chicks Common
19 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 17/06/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 16 + 21 chicks/young *highest number recorded on site Lapwing 22 + 10 chicks/young Redshank 5 + 3 young Little ringed plover 1 Ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 2 + 2 young Shoveler 7 + 5 young (2 broods) Gadwall 4 + 11
17 June 2016
Avocet numbers reach new record high
Regionally rare avocets have achieved a site history as the highest number has been recorded on site this year. WWT Washington Wetland Centre welcomed the first of its iconic wading birds of the season on 4 March, with numbers fluctuating over the followi
16 June 2016
Wildlife sightings 15/06/2016
a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 16 + 10 chicks Common tern 150 + 8 chicks Shoveler 2 Grey heron 10 Redshank 3 + 3 chicks Tufted duck 8 Oystercatcher 2 + 1 juvenile Lapwing 5 + 3 chicks Black-headed gull 2 Shelduck 10 + 12 chicks Sparrow (male) 1 Sa
15 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 13/06/2016
a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Avocet 16 + 11 chicks Shelduck 8 + 8 chicks Lapwing 5 + 3 chicks Common tern 150 + 4 chicks Redshank 3 + 1 chick Grey heron 8 Gadwall 6 Oystercatcher 3 Tufted duck 8 Redshank 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 4 Tufted duck 10 Redsh
15 June 2016
Today's Sighting
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 16 + 9 chicks Lapwing - 12 Gadwall - 14 Oystercatcher - 2 + juvenile Ringed Plover - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Common Tern - Approx. + 3 chicks Redshank - 2 Swallow - 6 Black-headed Gull - 8 Tufted D
12 June 2016