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 - 20/11/20

1 min read • 21 November 2020

Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake Time: AM

Teal - 18
Black-headed Gull - 15
Shelduck - 8

Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Mid

Kingfisher - 1
Teal - 6
Heron - 1
Black-headed Gull - 12
Redshank - 1

Hawthorn Wood

Bullfinch - 3
Blue Tit - 6
Great Tit - 3
Coal Tit - 4
Chaffinch - 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2

Other Birds Noted Around Site

Goldeneye (River Wear) - 1 female
Goosander (River Wear) - 4 (1 male, 3 female)
Goldfinch (North Wood) - 18
Long-tailed Tit (North Wood) - 8
Kestrel (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Teal (river reed bed) - 3

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Wildlife Sightings - 20/11/20

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