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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 - 19/03/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake

Avocet 4

Black-tailed godwit 3

Common snipe 7

Common sandpiper 1

Lapwing 314

Redshank 96

Curlew 4

Common tern 36

Saline Lagoon

Grey heron 2

Redshank 9

Hawthorn Wood

Jay 2

Great spotted woodpecker 3

Willow tit 2

Coal tit 8

Bullfinch 22

Chaffinch 30

Goldfinch 6

Greenfinch 6

Robin 3

Other birds

Cormorant - 6 - River Wear

Grey heron - 4 - River Wear

Kestrel - 1 - Lagoon Meadow

Linnet - 6 - East down

Redwing - 1 - Flew over site (West)

Chiffchaff - 1 ad, 5 juvenile - Lagoon path

Long-tailed tit - 10 - Lagoon path

Other wildlife

*Grey seal at spotted 9:00am swimming down the river - viewed from Window on the Wear