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 - 07/07/2022

1 min read • 7 July 2022

Weather: Bright

River Wear tide level: High

A.M

Wader Lake:

Grey Heron - 13

Avocet - 58

Teal - 5

Common Tern - 88

Shelduck - 22

Mallard - 21

Tufted duck - 8

Black-Headed Gull - 224

Oystercatcher - 3

Black-tailed Godwit - 3

Lapwing - 5

Redshank - 5

Curlew - 1

Saline Lagoon:

Oystercatcher - 2

Lapwing - 24

Common Sandpipper - 3

Grey Heron - 1

Shelduck - 8

Other Birds Noted on site:

Redshank - 7 (Saline Lagoon)

Swallow - 2 (Saline Lagoon)

Canada Goose - 7 (Saline Lagoon)

Lookout Feeding Station:

Great-Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Chaffinch - 6

Bullfinch - 4

Dunnock - 1

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