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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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WWT Washington has moved to seasonal opening days

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Wildlife sightings - 16/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake

Lapwing 90

Redshank 10

Teal 36

Shelduck 4

Kestrel 1 (Flew low over meadow)

Sparrowhawk 1 (High over lake)

Saline Lagoon

Curlew 57 (meadow)

Teal 11

Jackdaw 2 (meadow)

Hawthorn Wood

Bullfinch 16

Greenfinch 10

Willow tit 1

Coal tit 8

Other birds

Little grebe - 1 - River Wear (viewed from Lagoon Hide)

Cormorant - 3 - River Wear

Grey heron - 5 - River Wear

Goldcrest - 2 - Lagoon footpath

Redwing - 13 - Lagoon footpath

Long-tailed tit - 7 - Lagoon footpath

Mammals

Roe deer - 2 - Hawthorn Wood

Weasel - 1 - Wader Lake footpath