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Path closures and Chilean flamingos off show

Due to the current weather conditions, parts of our site are closed for safety. Please ask on arrival which areas are accessible that day. Our Chilean flamingo flock is also 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.

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Wildlife Sightings - 05/09/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 05/09/2023

Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Curlew - 10
Black-tailed Godwit - 6
Ruff - 1
Redshank - 62
Lapwing - 172
Jackdaw - 67
Grey Heron - 7
Shoveler - 16
Teal - 105
Gadwall - 2
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Nuthatch - 1
Coal Tit - 3
Blue Tit - 9
Great Tit - 7
Long-tailed Tit - 8
Bullfinch - 7
Goldfinch - 4
Greenfinch - 4
Chaffinch - 5


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Kingfisher (Window on the Wear) - 1
Little Egret (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Lapwing (Saline Lagoon) - 18
Redshank (Saline Lagoon) - 7
Swallow (over south-east of site) - 14
Sand Martin (over south-east of site) - 6
House Martin( over south-east of site) - 2
Common Buzzard (over site) - 3
Kestrel (Corner Meadow) - 2
Sparrowhawk (Wader Lake) - 1
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 14
Shelduck (Reservoir) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates;

Speckled Wood
Common Carder Bee


Flora/Fungi;

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