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Wildlife Sightings - 17/10/2024
a.m Tide level LowWader Lake:Spotted Redshank - 1Common Redshank - 5Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 14Avocet - 2Water Rail - 1Grey Heron - 3Gadwall - 6Teal - 18Common Buzzard - 1Willow Warbler - 1 (Footpath)Jay - 2 (Footpath)Hawthorn Wood:Siskin - 2Goldfinch -
17 October 2024
Wildlife sightings - 16/10/2024
a.m Tide level LowWader LakeAvocet 2Eurasian teal 23Mistle thrush 2Lapwing 1Hawthorn WoodCoal tit 2Blue tit 2Dunnock 1Great tit 3Goldfinch 5Chaffinch 2Pheasant 2Other birdsNuthatch - 1 - The LookoutGreat tit - 3 - The LookoutChaffinch - 1 - The LookoutLon
16 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/10/2024
a.m. Tide level: LowWader LakeMallard - 3Avocet - 2Lapwing - 2Moorhen - 8Teal - 13Wader Lake FootpathWillow Tit - (Heard - 1)Robin - 1Goldfinch - 8Hawthorn Wood hideBlue Tit - 7Coal Tit - 1Great Tit - 2Chaffinch - 3 + 1Greenfinch - 1Long-tailed Tit - 2Bul
15 October 2024
Wildlife sightings - 13/10/2024
a.m. Tide level: LowWader LakeAvocet 2Eurasian teal 59Greylag / Canada goose (mixed flock flying over) 25Sparrowhawk 7Hawthorn Wood hideGreenfinch 4Goldfinch 2Bullfinch 2Chaffinch 10Dunnock 1Pheasant 2Magpie 2Other birdsGreat white egret - 1 - Flying over
13 October 2024
Wildlife sightings 12/10/2024
AMWeather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 2Redshank - 1Moorhen - 6Teal - 40Shoveler - 6Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaChaffinch - 5Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1Blue Tit - 2Great Tit - 3Wren - 1Robin - 1Dunnock - 1Goldfinch - 1G
12 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings 11/10/2024
Weather = SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake Species Avocet - 2Spotted Redshank - 1Redshank - 14Lapwing - 40Teal - 25Moorhen - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station Nuthatch - 1Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1Blue Tit - 2Bullfinch - 2Great tit - 3Go
11 October 2024
Meet The Team: Joanne Newbury - Learning Manager
Join us this month as we sit down with Joanne Newbury, our Learning Manager at WWT Washington. Discover how her childhood adventures exploring nature with her grandparents and her keen eye for wildlife sparked her passion and ultimately led her to a fulfilling career at WWT Washington.
11 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings 10/10/2024
Weather = DryRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack Tailed Godwit - 12Redshank - 63Avocet - 2Teal - 38Moorhen - 6Lapwing - 7Spotted Redshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBullfinch - 2(F) 1(M)Nuthatch - 1Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1(M)
10 October 2024
Get ready for a spellbinding October half term at WWT Washington
Prepare to dive into a world of enchantment this October half-term as WWT promise a magical week filled with activities to keep kids and grown-ups alike utterly bewitched. Get hands-on with owl pellet workshops, craft your own Halloween lanterns and badg
10 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/10/2024
Weather: WetRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBuzzard - 2Teal - 91Black - tailed Godwit - 11Redshank - 138Spotted Redshank - 1Avocet - 1Lapwing - 61Gadwall - 2Black - headed Gull - 11Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat spotted Woodpecker - 1Ch
9 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/10/2024
Weather - wet / damp / rain River Wear Tide Level - MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 2Redshank - 40Lapwing - 50Dunlin - 1Oystercatcher - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 2Goldfinch - 2Coal Tit - 2Chaffinch - 8Dunnock - 1Bullfinch - 2Magpie - 1Ph
8 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 07/10/2024
Weather - overcast / mixedRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 15Ruff - 1Dunnock - 1Avocet - 2Oystercatcher - 1Buzzard - 2Lapwing - 175Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 2Robin - 1Nuthatch - 1Coal Tit - 1Goldfinch - 1G
8 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/10/2024
Weather - Fine/DryRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 43Wigeon - 2Shoveler - 7Lapwing - 2Redshank - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationPheasant - 2(M) 1(F)Great Tit - 4Chaffinch - 2Blue Tit - 2Dunnock - 1Coal Tit - 3Robin - 1Long Tailed Ti
4 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03/10/2024
Weather - DryRiver Wear Tide Level - LowWader Lake SpeciesSnipe - 1Oystercatcher - 1Lapwing - 27Teal - 13Moorhen - 6Canada Goose - 39Shoveler - 4Black Headed Gull - 6Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlue Tit - 4Great Tit - 3Coal Tit - 2Bullfin
3 October 2024
Musa the otter - this is your life!
Musa, our adorable otter is celebrating his 15th birthday, and is now the oldest Asian short-clawed otter in all of WWT! To mark this momentous occasion, we thought we'd take a look back at Musa's life so far... Musa was born on 3rd October 2009 at W
3 October 2024