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.

Wildlife Sightings-06/08/2022

1 min read • 6 August 2022

Weather: Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 13
Oystercatcher - 4
Lapwing - 60
Black-tailed godwit - 20
Dunlin - 1
Green Sandpiper - 1
Curlew - 9
Grey heron (1 nest building) - 7
Common Gull - 1
LBB Gull - 2
BH Gull - 96
Common Tern - 29

Saline Lagoon Species

Lapwing - 33

Hawthorn Wood Species

Blackcap - 1
GS Woodpecker - 4
Nuthatch - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Greenfinch - 10
Long-tailed tit - 4

Other birds noted

Chiffchaff Lagoon Footpath - 2
Willow Warbler Play Area - 1
Common Whitethroat Gully - 1
Reed Warbler Lagoon Reedbed - 1
Kingfisher (m) Lagoon - 1

Invertebrates

Peacock 2
Comma 2
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Red admiral 1
Butterfly Bush Outside of Office