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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 - 07/12/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 07/12/2022

Weather: Bright, clear, chilly

River wear tide level: Low

Wader lake species:

Herring Gull - 43

Black - headed Gull - 58

moorhen - 4

Lapwing - 42

Magpie - 1

Hawthorn wood bird feeding station:

Chaffinch - 6

Great spotted woodpecker - 2

Nuthatch - 1

Goldfinch - 1

Bullfinch - 2

Hawthorn wood bird feeding station:

Dunnock - 1

Stock dove - 1

Great tit - 3

Coal tit - 2

Blue tit - 4

Birds species noted around site:

Little egret - 1 (Saline lagoon)

Teal - 2 (River wear)

Goosander - 3 (River wear)

Black headed gull - 39 (River wear)

Redshank - 18 (River wear)

Tuffed Duck - 18 (The reservoir)

Coot - 1 (The reservoir)

Wren - 1 (The reservoir)

Chaffinch - 3 (The lookout)

Robin - 2 (The lookout)

Bullfinch - 3 (The lookout)

Great tit - 3 (The lookout)


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