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Wildlife Sightings - 16/05/2024
Weather: Overcast River wear tide level: MidWader lake species:Avocet - 22Shelduck - 21Grey heron - 2 juvMute swan - 2Black - headed gull - 165Common turn - 31Mediterranean gull - 1Oyster catcher - 3Tufted duck - 26Lapwing - 2Shoveler - 2Hawthorn wood hi
16 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 14/05/2024
AMWeather: overcastRiver Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 2Common Tern - 15Sand Martin - 7Shelduck - 8Grey Heron - 15 (Heronry)Mute Swan - 2Avocet - 25Black headed Gull - 148Mediterranean + Black-Headed Gull - 1Tufted Duck - 7Herring Gull
14 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 12/05/2024
AMWeather: SunnyRiver Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 24Common Tern - 82Black headed Gull - 159Sand Martin - 8Shelduck - 24Tufted Duck - 10 (5 male, 5 female)Shoveler - 1 maleTeal - 3 (2 male, 1 female)Gadwall - 4 (2 male, 2 female)Mute Swan -
13 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 13/05/2024
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13 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 10/05/2024
Weather = Sunny/LightRiver Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 35Tufted Duck - 13Avocet - 19Canada Goose - 19Greylag Goose - 5 + 7 GoslingsCanada x Greylag Goose - 1Oystercatcher - 2Pink-Footed Goose - 1Mediterranean Gull x Black-Headed Gull -
10 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/05/2024
AMWeather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 23Shelduck - 48Sand Martin - 9Black-headed Gull - 53Common Tern - 7Shoveler - 2Gadwall - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station -Robin - 1G.S. Woodpecker - 1 maleNuthatch - 2Stock Dove -
9 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/05/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 24Tufted Duck - 34Shelduck - 51Sand Martin - 5Canada Goose - 19Oystercatcher - 5Greylag Goose - 8 & 3 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 57Black-headed Gull x Mediterranean Gull - 1Common Tern - 6
8 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 07/05/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 9Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1Shelduck - 29Canada Goose - 27 & 1 goslingGreylag Goose - 5 & 3 goslingOystercatcher - 3Grey Heron - 18Black-headed Gull - 113Avocet - 13 (3 nesting)Tu
7 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 05/05/2024
Weather OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level lowWader Lake SpeciesLesser blacked-backed Gull - 2Graylag Goose - 11 + 3Graylag Goose (Hybrid) - 1Shelduck - 47Tufted Duck - 12Avocet - 16Sand Martin - 11Grey Heron - 19 + 8 chicksCanada Goose - 25Black-Headed Gull -
5 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/05/2024
Weather Overcast/ BreezyRiver Wear Tide Level lowWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 11Graylag - 9Canada Goose - 6Tufted Duck - 24Shelduck - 17Shoveler - 2Gadwall - 2Teal - 2Avocet - 15Oystercatcher - 2Common Turn - 2Black-Headed Gull - 103Hawthorn Hide Feed
4 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings 03/05/2024
Weather = Mild/ Overcast/ BreezyRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake Species Sand Martin - 8Oystercatcher - 3Black-Headed Gull - 108Avocet - 24Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 17Shelduck - 26Grey Heron - 22Common Turn - 15Black- Headed Gull x Meditteranean
3 May 2024
02/01/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCommon Snipe - 1Little Ringed Plover - 1Oystercatcher - 2Avocet - 10Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreat Spotted Woodpecker - 1 maleGoldfinch - 1Bullfinch - 3 (2 male & 1 female)Robin - 1Blue T
2 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 01/05/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 33 (mating, scraping behavior, 2 nests, 1 egg)Black-headed Gull - 120 (39 nests)Common Tern - 29Gadwall - 2Sand Martin - 11Swallow - 3Tufted Duck - 34Shelduck - 21Greylag Goose - 6Cana
1 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 29/04/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 7Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 16Shoveler - 2 (1 male, 1 female)Gadwall - 3 (2 male, 1 female)Tufted Duck - 12 (6 male, 6 female)Mallard - 17 (9 male, 8 female)Avocet - 30Redshank - 2Lapwi
29 April 2024
Follow our trail and find ten wildflowers on our reserve
Wildflowers are starting to show nicely around the reserve of Washington Wetland Centre, with a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colours to see. There are plenty to be found as you move through North Wood, Top Meadow and Spring Gill. Why not enjoy a gen
29 April 2024