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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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Wildlife Sightings - 20/06/2016

a.m. Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake

Lapwing 15 + 18 chicks/juveniles

Redshank 1 + 2 juveniles

Avocet 16 + 16 chicks/juveniles

Little ringed plover 1

Common tern 200+

oystercatcher 5

Black-headed gull 6

Saline Lagoon

Shelduck 3

Lapwing 4

Tufted duck 2

Herring gull 1

Hawthorn Wood

Jay 1

Bullfinch 6

Great spotted woodpecker 1

Tawny owl calling 1

Other birds

Whitethroat - Wader Lake footpath: 1 + 2 fledglings

Swallow - across the reserve: 16

Redshank - river jetty: 1

Cormorant - River Wear: 1

Other wildlife species

Amphibians:

Tadpoles growing in ponds across site

Invertebrates:

Tree bumblebee

Azure Damselfly

Flora:

Bee orchid

Yellow flag iris

Ragged robin