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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 - 27/09/22

Wildlife Sightings - 27/09/22

Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Lapwing - 7
Teal - 15
Black-headed Gull - 39
Curlew - 1
Black-tailed Godwit - 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Bullfinch - 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Great Tit - 5
Blue Tit - 8
Long-tailed Tit - 14
Chaffinch - 6
Robin - 1
Greenfinch - 6
Willow Tit - 2
Dunnock - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Long-tailed Tit (Amphibian Pond) - 5
Curlew (River Wear) - 1
Bullfinch (Lookout) - 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Coal Tit (Lookout) - 1
Willow Tit (Lookout) - 2
Gadwall (Reservoir) - 1
Cormorant (River Wear) - 6


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site


Invertebrates;

Common Darter
Speckled Wood


Flora/Fungi;

Bloody Brittle Gill
Fairy Inkcap
Weeping Widow
Slippery Jack



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