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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 - 21/07/2017

AM, low tide

Wader Lake:

Dunlin 1

Avocet 4

Grey heron 12

Redshank 17

Common tern 100

Black-headed gull 12

Lapwing 35

Shoveler 1

 

Hawthorn Wood feeding station:

Great-spotted woodpecker 1

Greenfinch 2

Chaffinch 4

Blue tit 6

Great tit 8

Robin 2

Jay 1

 

Saline Lagoon:

Black-headed gull 12

Lapwing 2

 

Plus:

A goosander and two black-headed gull on the River Wear

Red admiral butterflies