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⚠️ Site closed: Sunday 25 October ⚠️

Due to the weather warning currently in place and the forecast of strong winds, WWT Washington Wetland Centre will be closed on Sunday 25 October.

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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 Tern - 190 + 10 chicks

Grey Heron - 27

Shoveler - 6 + 6 duckling

Gadwall - 3 + 7 duckling

 

Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/Low

Grey Heron - 2

Shelduck - 4 + 1 duckling

Lapwing - 16

Black-headed Gull - 31

 

Hawthorn Wood

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Reed Bunting - 1

Willow Tit - 2

 

Other Birds

Swift (over wader lake) - 2

Cormorant (river) - 2

Long Tailed Tit (lagoon footpath) - 6

Common Whitethroat (gully) - 1+

 

Other Wildlife Species

Mammals:

Rabbit (wader lake)

 

Amphibians:

Tadpoles

 

Invertebrates:

Orange Tip

Speckled Wood

Tree Bumblebee

 

Flora:

Yellow Flag Iris

Bee Orchid