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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 - 08/10/2021

Wildlife Sightings - 08/10/2021

Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Mid
River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake (Time: AM | Water Level: Low)

  • Teal - 82
  • Shoveler - 1
  • Grey Heron - 2
  • Common Snipe - 1
  • Lapwing - 14
  • Curlew - 3
  • Redshank - 6

Saline Lagoon (Time: AM | Water Level: N/A)

  • Teal - 7
  • Curlew - 1

Hawthorn Wood

  • Bullfinch - 6
  • Greenfinch - 4
  • Greater Spotted Woodpecker - 1
  • Long Tailed Tit - 10
  • Coal Tit - 6
  • Willow Tit - 2

Lookout Feeding Station

  • Bullfinch - 4
  • Chaffinch - 7
  • Coal Tit - 3
  • Willow Tit - 1
  • Nuthatch - 1

Other Birds Noted Around Site (Time: AM)

  • Raven (Flew West Over Forgotten Meadow) - 2
  • Mute Swan (River Wear) - 5 + 3 Juvenile
  • Treecreeper (North Wood) - 1
  • Jay (Wader Lake Footpath) - 3
  • Jay (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
  • Cormorant (River Wear) - 4
  • Redshank (River Wear) - 12
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