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 - 21/06/22

1 min read • 21 June 2022

Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Swallow - 3
Grey Heron - 18 (13 juvenile in hedge)
Avocet - 25 & 13 chicks
Reed Warbler - 1
Oystercatcher - 3 & 2 chicks
Common Tern - 127 & 7 chicks
Lapwing - 5 & 5 chicks
Shelduck - 12 & 23 chicks
Shoveler - 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Gadwall - 3 (1 male, 2 female)
Black-headed Gull - 78 & 46 chicks

Saline Lagoon Species

Oystercatcher - 3
Lapwing - 4
Redshank - 1

Hawthorn Wood Species

Bullfinch - 3 (2 male & 1 female)
Greenfinch - 1 male
Blue Tit - 3
Chaffinch - 2

Lookout Feeding Station Species

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Bullfinch - 2 male
Great Tit - 3
Blue Tit - 1

Other Bird Species Noted

Sedge Warbler (River Reedbed) - 1
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) - 1 juvenile

Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Banded Damoiselle (Corner Meadow) - 1 male
Speckled Wood (across site)
Ringlet (across site)