Skip to content header Skip to main content Skip to content footer
WWT
Tickets

Chilean flamingos off show

Our Chilean flamingo flock is currently being housed indoors. This is a temporary measure as a precaution to avian influenza (bird flu). We will let you know as soon as they are safe to be outdoors. Thank you for your understanding.

Close alert

Latest sightings

Wildlife Sightings -02/11/2023

Wildlife Sightings -02/11/2023

AMWeather: rain + windyRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 2Teal - 73Shoveler - 1Moorhen - 5Redshank - 1Shelduck - 1Black-headed Gull - 20Common Gull - 1Lesser black-backed Gull - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 4Great T

2 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 1/11/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 1/11/2023

AMWeather: rainRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 65Black-headed Gull - 12Herring Gull - 2Grey Heron - 1 juvenileRedshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow tit - 1Robin - 2Goldfinch - 1Brambling - 1Coal tit - 3Great-spotted Woodp

1 November 2023
Wildlife Sighting's - 31/10/2023

Wildlife Sighting's - 31/10/2023

AMWeather: overcast but brightRiver Wear Tide Level: low going outWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 9Teal - 58Grey Heron - 1Pheasant - 1Goosander - 1Black-headed Gull - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationPheasant - 2Moorhen - 5Bullfinch - 2Great Tit - 2Blue Tit

31 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 30/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 30/10/2023

AMWeather: overcast rainRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 104Grey Heron - 4Redshank - 1Lapwing - 6Goosander - 2Black-headed Gull - 47Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWood Pigeon - 2Blue Tit - 10Willow tit -1Great Tit - 5Pheasant - 2Goldf

30 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 29/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 29/10/2023

AMWeather: steady rainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 4Black-headed Gull - 11Teal - 68Goosander - 3Common Snipe - 1Lapwing - 5Herring Gull - 3Mallard - 12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit - 5Great Tit - 5Great Spotted Wo

29 October 2023
Wildlife Sighting - 28/10/2023

Wildlife Sighting - 28/10/2023

AMWeather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 68Goosander - 4Mallard - 15Lapwing - 4Black-headed Gull - 23Curlew - 1Grey Heron - 1Moorhen - 3Woodpigeon - 2Domestic Mall

28 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 27/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 27/10/2023

Weather: Overcast, mildRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 39 (21 male & 18 female)Goosander - 3 femaleLapwing - 3Redshank - 7Kestrel - 2 (one calling & one seen and calling)Moorhen - 7Grey Heron - 1 juvenileHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Stati

27 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 26/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 26/10/2023

Weather: Wet, overcast, mildRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesCommon Snipe - 1Kestrel - 1Sparrowhawk - 1Grey Heron - 2Goosander - 4Pink-footed Goose - 50Teal - 25Redshank - 20Moorhen - 4Lapwing - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationPheasant - 2Mo

26 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 25/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 25/10/2023

AMWeather: Overcast, light rainRiver Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 54Jay - 1Lapwing - 2Black-headed Gull - 26Goosander - 1 femaleGrey Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 7

25 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 24/102023

Wildlife Sightings - 24/102023

Weather: RainRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Grey Heron - 2 Redshank - 41Lapwing - 11Goosander - 2Teal - 18Black-headed Gull - 36Hawthorn wood:Willow tit - 2 un ringed Coal tit - 4Great tit - 3Blue tit - 3Brambling - 1Chaffinch - 5Bullfinch - 6Gre

24 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 23/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 23/10/2023

Weather: cold startRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Redshank - 31Lapwing - 9Grey Heron - 1Goosander - 4Teal - 14Black-headed Gull - 36Hawthorn wood:Great tit - 4Moorhen - 6Coal tit - 3Bullfinch - 1Blue tit - 7Sparrow hawk - 1Chaffinch - 1Dunnock -

23 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings -22/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings -22/10/2023

Weather: cold and sunnyRiver wear tide level: low going outA.MWader lake:Redshank - 20Grey Heron - 3Lapwing - 6Kestrel - 1 (Heard only)Black-headed Gull - 76Teal - 41Moorhen - 7Mallard - 2Mute Swan - 1Pheasant - 1Goosander - 4Wigeon - 1Hawthorn wood:Wren

22 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 21/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 21/10/2023

Weather: rainRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Redshank - 84Lapwing - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 1Curlew - 6Teal - 80Shoveler - 1Greylag Goose - 5Black-headed Gull - 42Common Gull - 1Stone Chat - 1Stock Dove - 4Hawthorn wood:Bullfinch - 6Blue tit - 5Gr

21 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 20/10/23

Wildlife Sightings - 20/10/23

SITE CLOSED DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDWeather: Strong winds & rainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 91Redshank - 82Black-tailed Godwit - 2Greenshank - 1Lapwing - 3Goosander - 7 femaleGreylag Goose - 4Common Gull - 1Herring Gull - 1Black-hea

20 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 19/10/23

Wildlife Sightings - 19/10/23

Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 88Shelduck - 1Greenshank - 1Redshank - 14Lapwing - 48Grey Heron - 1Herring Gull - 19Black-headed Gull - 93Greylag - 1Goshawk - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat Tit - 4Moorhen - 6Coal

19 October 2023