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Wildlife Sightings - 10/12/24
Weather : Clear River Wear Tide Level : HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 9Lapwing - 10Teal - 144Grey Heron - 4Herring Gull - 40Black headed gull - 59Gadwall - 7Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaNuthatch - 1Bullfinch - 3Coal tit - 3Goldfinch - 1Chaffinch - 5G
10 December 2024
wildlife sightings 9/12/24
Weather : Clear, sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level : HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 5Lapwing - 6Teal - 86Mallard - 6Wigeon - 3Grey Heron - 4Herring Gull - 4Black headed gull - 12Gadwall - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaNuthatch - 1Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
9 December 2024
Wildlife sightings 8/12/24
Weather : StormyRiver Wear Tide Level : HighWader LakeLapwing - 20Shoveller - 1 (m)Teal - 18Shelduck - 5Black-headed gull- 11Herring Gull- 14Gadwell - 8Hawthorn Wood Feeding AreaCoal tit - 3Willow Tit (ringed but didn't see colour) - 1Chaffinch - 12Bullfi
8 December 2024
Winter photography hints and tips at Washington Wetland Centre
Compared to other seasons, the winter months bring an entirely different set of opportunities and challenges for the visiting photographer. Find out more from our volunteer photographer Ian Henderson. "Meteorological winter starts on the first day of De
8 December 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 07/12/24
Weather: Storm Darragh causing it to be wet and windy River Wear Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Species :Lapwing - 35Teal - 53Black - headed Gull -23Herring Gull - 60Gadwall - 3Little Grebe - 1Shelduck - 9Wigeon - 1Mallard - 108Moorhen - 4Goosander - 1Grey he
7 December 2024
Wildlife Sightings 06/12/24
Weather: Bright / ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Species :Curlew - 1Staling - 6Lapwing - 32Teal - 52Redshank - 1Black - headed Gull -11Herring Gull - 16Common Gull - 1Sparrowhawk - 1Gadwall - 4Stock Dove -10Little Grebe - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bird
6 December 2024
WWT Washington Builds New Artificial Kingfisher Bank After Natural Nest Site Washed Away
Construction of a man-made kingfisher bank is now complete at Wearside's WWT Washington Wetland Centre, which hopes to attract kingfishers back to nest at the site after last year's flash floods washed away their natural nesting area. In response to th
5 December 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 05/12/2024
Weather: Dry / ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species :Shelduck - 8Grey Heron - 4Lapwing - 42Teal - 21Spotted Redshank - 1Shoveler - 2Black - headed Gull - 6Herring Gull - 12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding HideCoal tit - 1Bullfinch - 2 + 1Blue Tit -
5 December 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/12/2024
Weather: Clear / ColdRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Species :Graylag - 2Lapwing - 25Herring Gull - 38Black - headed Gull - 13Shelduck - 3Teal - 11 + 3Moorhen - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding HideChaffinch - 5Nuthatch - 1Great Tit - 7Bullfinch - 2 + 2
4 December 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03/10/2024
Weather: DryRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species : Teal - 11Black - headed Gull - 9Shelduck - 9Gadwall - 6Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding HideBullfinch - 9Goldfinch - 1Greenfinch - 1Dunnock - 1Coal tit - 1Robin - 1Bird Species Noted Around SiteBullfinc
3 December 2024
Washington Sightings 02/12/24
Weather: WetRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake Species :Shelduck - 5Teal - 30Black Headed Gull - 40Lapwing - 48Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding HideMagpie - 1Bullfinch - 7Chaffinch - 11Coal tit - 2Goldfinch - 2Robin - 1Sparrowhawk - 1Bird Species Noted Around
2 December 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 1/12/2024
Weather: DampRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake Species Teal - 45Shelduck - 4Redshank - 1Pied Wagtail - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding HideBullfinch - 5Coal tit - 1Nuthatch - 1Robin - 1Chaffinch - 7Greenfinch - 5Great-Spotted Woodpecker - 1Long-Tailed Tit
1 December 2024
Washington Sightings - 30/11/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake Species : FrozenLapwing - 44Redshank - 2Teal - 27Shelduck - 4Herring Gull - 21Black - headed Gull - 3Greater - black backed Gull - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding HideCoal tit - 3Great Tit - 7Blue Tit - 6Gree
30 November 2024
Washington Sightings - 29/11/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake Species : FrozenMoorhen - 5Shelduck - 6Teal - 11Gadwall - 2Lupwing - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding HideBlue Tit - 1Great Tit - 4Greenfinch - 1Magpie - 1Bullfinch - 2 (m) 1 (f)Chaffinch - 2Robin - 2Coal t
29 November 2024
Washington Sightings - 28/11/2024
Weather: Bright sunshine and frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake Species : FrozenMoorhen - 2Sparrowhawk - 2 (m)Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding HideBlue Tit - 4Great Tit - 3Bullfinch - 2 (m) 1 (f)Chaffinch - 2Robin - 1Coal tit - 2Pheasant - 3Blackbird -
28 November 2024