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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/Mid

Common Tern - 127 + 27 chicks

Avocet - 17 + 22 young

Black-headed Gull - 18

Tufted Duck - 7

Oystercatcher - 6

Lapwing - 9 + 6 young

Swift - 1

Barn Swallow - 4 + 4 young

Pied Wagtail - 1 juvenile

Shelduck - 4 + 10 ducklings

Redshank - 5

 

Saline Lagoon      Time/AM     Tide/Mid

Lapwing - 18

Grey Heron - 1

Redshank - 5

Black-headed Gull - 22

 

Hawthorn Wood

Jay - 2

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 + 2 young

Greenfinch - 1

Goldfinch - 3

Bullfinch - 10 + 1 juvenile

Dunnock - 1

Robin - 2

 

Other Birds

Stock Dove (old oak meadow) - 1, (hawthorn wood) - 1

Reed Warbler (filter reedbed) - 1 + 3 young

Whitethroat (wader lake footpath) - 1

Goldfinch (wader lake footpath) - 2

 

Other Wildlife Species

Amphibians:

Tadpoles

 

Invertebrates:

Whirligig Beetle

Pond Skater

Tree Bumblebee

 

Flora:

Yellow Flag Iris

Elderflower

Meadow Cranesbill

Ragged Robin

Northern Marsh Orchid