Sunderland shivered under snow at the weekend, transforming the landscape.
Staff at Washington's Wildfowl and Wetland s Trust centre captured some wonderful pictures of their birds and animals in the winter wonderland.
The snow is already a distant memory, and Sunderland is bracing itself for the weather to take a turn for the worse, with a Met Office warning of heavy rain and possible flooding in place today, Monday. December 4.
The snow is already a distant memory, and Sunderland is bracing itself for the weather to take a turn for the worse, with a Met Office warning of heavy rain and possible flooding in place today, Monday. December 4.
![Eurasian teal on one of the centre's ponds](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/04/10/18/Image%204%20-%20Eurasian%20teal%20-%20Deborah%20Nolan.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![The wildfowl centre's wader lake looks glorious in the snow](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/04/10/58/Image%205%20-%20Wader%20Lake%20-%20Deborah%20Nolan.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. A stunning sight
The wildfowl centre's wader lake looks glorious in the snow | WWT Photo: Deborah Nolan
![This Cape Barron goose is well insulated](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/04/10/36/Image%206%20-%20Cape%20Barren%20goose%20-%20Deborah%20Nolan.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![A pair of common cranes](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/04/10/37/cranes.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)