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Out on the reserve today
From Lyle hide avocets have been gathering together to make their bubbling 'chatter' between pairs, snipe are drumming and there are some very noisy redshank and oystercatchers out o [...]
28 March 2012
Four otters on the River Wear
The contractors working on our new saline lagoon have just spotted four otter on the River Wear for the second time this month. Get me on a digger pronto please! [...]
28 March 2012
33 Whoopers
So much easier to count when the numbers drop away. Pretty much the last of the Whoopers with just 33 birds. In recent years we have had around 4 or 5 injured birds that over summer. Sixty six Avo [...]
28 March 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve On the 28th March a family of 9 mute swans have been seen on the Main Lake with 3 little egrets, 500 black headed gulls, mallards, tufted ducks and 25 Shelducks. 25th March the wader marsh [...]
28 March 2012
Today's highlights
A spoonbill and a great white egret on the saline lagoons and are best viewed from the British steel hide. At least 4 mediterranean gulls between the lagoon and NRA scrapes. Other highlights include p [...]
28 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Pintail on Whooper Pond, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 5 Tufted Duck 30 Teal 1 Wigeon 30 Pintail 1 Teal Pond (Still closed due to path maintenace) [...]
28 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2012
2 Shelduck - main lake 5 Mandarin - flew over 3 Redshank - main lake 1 Sand Martin - circled Peacock Tower, c. 4:00 p.m. 8 Cetti's Warbler - all singing 5 Chiffchaff - all sing [...]
28 March 2012
Today's planning announcement still leaves wetlands at risk
Communities must keep up their guard to protect wetlands Responding the National Planning Policy Framework published today, WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray has praised the government on some counts for listening to the concerns of the environment sector
27 March 2012
Easter fun and Animal Antics this April
WWT Washington is springing into action this April, with fun and activities for all the family during Easter and beyond. Discover new life and nature blooming all around, including beautiful spring flowers, butterflies and amphibians, and baby chicks that
27 March 2012
Out on the reserve
Plenty of snipe out on the reserve again today seen from the reedbed hide and Lyle hide as well as several little egrets. [...]
27 March 2012
Crossbill and Greenshank
Crossbill seen feeding on Pines around the Kingfisher Hide. Crossbill is a rare bird on the reserve, this being only the third record for the reserve. There are apparently photographs of the bird. If [...]
27 March 2012
Today's wildlife sightings
Today’s highlights include a spoonbill in front of the British steel hide, a great white egret in front of the Peter Scott hide and a pink footed goose on the lagoon. Other sightings include 256 [...]
27 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 18 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 40 Oystercatcher 2 Teal Pond Gadwall 4 Little Grebe 2 Mute Swan 2 Wigeon 2 Teal 2 Avenue Tower Pintail 1 Teal 20 [...]
27 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 27th March 2012
1 Pintail - male, reservoir lagoon 6 Redshank - main lake, marsh, scrape 12 Snipe - marsh and main lake 1 Sand Martin - main lake 8 Cetti's Warbler - all singing across site 1 [...]
27 March 2012
Today's sightings-More Geese!
The Tack Piece Snow Goose 7 (white phase) looks to be the same group of Dutch birds that were here in July 2011 Barnacle Goose 8 Greylag Goose 30 Oystercatcher 4 The Top New Piece [...]
27 March 2012