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 - 22/07/20

1 min read • 22 July 2020

Weather: Cloudy/Drizzle
River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: Mid/Low

Avocet - 17
Lapwing - 36
Common Tern - 82 (32 juvenile, 3 chicks)
Shelduck - 16
Tufted duck - 4
Black-headed Gull - 100 (3 chicks, 25 juvenile)
Oystercatcher - 1
Redshank - 3
Teal - 2 female
Pied Wagtail - 2

Saline Lagoon Time: AM

Lapwing - 1
Black-headed Gull - 13

Hawthorn Wood

Blue Tit - 10
Great Tit - 7
Robin - 4 (3 juvenile)
Dunnock - 1
Chaffinch - 4 (3 female, 1 male)
Jay - 4
Bullfinch - 4 (2 male, 2 juvenile)
Coal Tit - 1
Willow Tit - 1
Tree Sparrow - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Treecreeper - 1

Other Birds Noted Around Site

Swift (amphibian ponds) - 1
Curlew (River Wear) - 1
Little Egret (River Wear) - 1

Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Invertebrates:

Ringlet

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