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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.

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Wildlife Sightings - 23/01/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 23/01/2024

Weather: Cloudy


Wader Lake Species

Shelduck - 14
Mallard - 5
Tufted Duck - 12
Grey Heron - 2
Canada Goose (meadow) - 1
Lapwing - 3
Herring Gull - 26 (2 juvenile)
Black-headed Gull - 16
Coot - 1
Moorhen - 3


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Blackbird - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Chaffinch - 4
Great Tit - 5
Blue Tit - 8
Bullfinch - 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Robin - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Stock Dove - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 7
Greenfinch - 5 (3 female, 2 male)
Dunnock - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Grey Heron (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Greenfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 1 female
Robin (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Kingfisher (River Wear) - 1
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1
Redshank (River Wear) - 3
Teal (River Wear) - 4
Kestrel (River Wear) - 1
Mallard (River Wear) - 11
Carrion Crow (River Wear) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Flora/Fungi;

Snowdrops

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