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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/High

Avocet - 15

Curlew - 1

Oystercatcher - 4

Common Sandpiper - 2

Little Ringed Plover - 4

Black-headed Gull - 70

Common Tern - 200+

Shoveler - 1 + 3 ducklings

Grey Heron - 3

Redshank - 15

Barn Swallow - 7

 

Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/High

Grey Heron - 2

Lapwing - 52

Redshank - 1

Oystercatcher - 1

Black-headed Gull - 30

 

Hawthorn Wood

Jay - 1

Bullfinch - 6

Goldfinch - 5

Willow Tit - 2

 

Other Birds

Chiffchaff (Wader Lake footpath - 6

Whitethroat (Wader Lake footpath) - 4

Great Spotted Woodpecker (lagoon fox gate) - 2

Goldfinch (centre feeders) - 4

 

Other Wildlife Species

Invertebrates:

Soldier Beetle

Pond Skater

Whirligig Beetle

Ringlet

Speckled Wood

 

Flora:

Ragwort

Meadow Cranes-bill