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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 - 25/04/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 25/04/2023

Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 38
Oystercatcher - 2
Redshank - 2
Lapwing - 15
Shelduck - 45
Shoveler - 6
Gadwall - 4
Tufted Duck - 14
Teal - 10
Herring Gull - 34
Black-headed Gull - 34
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Canada Goose - 18
Greylag Goose - 23
Canada x Greylag (Canalag) - 1


Saline Lagoon Species

Oystercatcher - 1


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Bullfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 5
Goldfinch - 2
Robin - 3
Stock Dove - 4
Great Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 1
Reed Bunting - 1
Dunnock - 1


Other Bird Species Noted

Chiffchaff (singing across site) - 6
Blackcap (singing across site) - 5
Jay (Spring Gill Wood) - 1
Treecreeper (Spring Gill Wood) - 2
Mistle Thrush (Old Oak Meadow) - 2
Common Whitethroat (East Gill) - 1
Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 35
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Song Thrush (Hawthorn Wood) - 1

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