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 - 10/09/2023

1 min read • 10 September 2023

Weather: Sunny & warm, some cloud
River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Lapwing - 93
Redshank - 10
Ruff - 1
Common Snipe - 1
Black-tailed Godwit - 5
Bar-tailed Godwit - 3
Teal - 38
Shoveler - 6
Grey Heron - 1
Jackdaw - 6
Black-headed Gull - 4
Herring Gull - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Dunnock - 2
Blue Tit - 7
Greenfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 5
Great Tit - 4
Willow Tit - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Cormorant (River Wear) - 2
Kingfisher (Gully) - 1
Kingfisher (River Reedbed) - 1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates;

Harlequin Ladybird
Migrant Hawker
Taccanid Hoverfly
22-spot Ladybird
Scorpionfly

Flora/Fungi:

Dryads Saddle
Rosehips
Stump Puffball
Prickly Sowthistle
Perennial Sowthistle