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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

Lapwing (6 broods) - 30 + 14 chicks

Avocet - 18

Black-tailed Godwit - 12

Redshank - 4

Oystercatcher - 3

Common Tern - 10

Black Headed Gull - 8

Grey Heron - 26 + 20 young

Gadwall - 5

Shoveler - 4

Teal - 4

 

Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/Low

Avocet - 4

Lapwing - 2

 

Hawthorn Wood

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2

Willow Tit - 1

Bullfinch - 8

Greenfinch - 4

Goldfinch - 12

 

Other Birds

Mistle Thrush (spring gill) - 2

Tree Sparrow (pond zone) - 2

Treecreeper (north wood) - 1

Common Whitethroat (wader lake footpath) - 2

Sedge Warbler (filter reedbed) - 1

Reed Bunting (filter reedbed) - 2

 

Other Wildlife Species

Invertebrates:

Speckled Wood

Orange Tip

Tree Bumblebee - Nest in tit box on east side of centre building

 

Flora:

Hawthorn

Bluebell

Cowslip