Chilean flamingos off show

Our Chilean flamingo flock is 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 12/05/2023

1 min read • 12 May 2023

Weather: Cloudy, Drizzle

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 27
Barn Swallow - 7
Tufted Duck - 24
Teal - 21
Gadwall - 4
Shelduck - 49
Avocet - 34
Mute Swan - 1
Oystercatcher - 2
Common Tern - 7
Lapwing - 6
Pied Wagtail - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Blue tit - 3
Robin - 1
Coal tit - 2
Great tit - 1
Goldfinch - 2
Greenfinch - 2
Chaffinch - 2
Reed Bunting - 1 (f)
Bullfinch - 4
Stock Dove - 1

River Wear

Shelduck - 1
Herring Gull - 3

The Lookout

Great tit - 3
Bullfinch - 6
Chaffinch - 3

Saline Lagoon

Canada Goose - 2
Black-headed Gull - 1
Greylag Goose - 2 + 6 gosling
Shoveler - 1 (m)
Avocet - 1

The Reservoir

Tufted Duck - 17
Shelduck - 2