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Our Chilean flamingo flock is 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 - 03/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 22 (10 adults, 10 juveniles & 2 chick) Little Ringed Plover - 3 (2 adult & 1 juvenile) Ruff (partial summer plumage) - 1 male Redshank - 16 Lapwing - 20 Common Sandpiper - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 (

3 August 2018
Today's wildlife sightings 02/08/18

Today's wildlife sightings 02/08/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Little ringed plover 2 Pied wagtail 3 Avocet 9 adult, 7 juvenile, 3 chicks Common tern 20 Lapwing 19 Crow Saline lagoon Common sandpiper 2 Redshank 15 Lapwing 18 Avocet Hawthorn Wood Great tit 9 Nuthatch Bullfinch 2 Willow tit 3 B

2 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 01/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 01/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Green Sandpiper - 1 Avocet - 29 Common Snipe - 3 Pied Wagtail - 3 Greylag Goose - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 4 Redshank - 3 Black-headed Gull - 78   Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 14 Black-headed Gull - 2 Great Blac

1 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 31/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 31/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Greenshank 1 Avocet 25 Lapwing 128 Little-ringed plover 1 Shelduck 1 Tufted duck 2 Pied wagtail 3 Black-tailed godwit 5 Greylag 5 Redshank 4 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 9 Redshank 15 Avocet 4 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Great-spott

31 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 30/07/18

Wildlife Sightings - 30/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 29 (14 adults & 15 juveniles) Little Ringed Plover - 2 (1 adult & 1 juvenile) Common Snipe - 7 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Lapwing - 116 Greylag - 5 Redshank - 17 Teal - 2 Pied Wagtail - 3 Grey Her

30 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 29/07/18

a.m Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet (adult) 11 Avocet (juvenile/chicks) 14 Little ringed plover 2 (adult + juvenile) Shelduck (juveniles) 6 Swallow 6 Common sandpiper 1 Grey heron 7 Black-tailed godwit 4 Common snipe 3 Lapwing 55 Common tern 39 Black-h

29 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 27/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 27/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 22 (12 adults, 8 juvenile & 2 chicks) Black-tailed Godwit - 16 Common Sandpiper - 4 Green Sandpiper - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 30 Lapwing - 180 Common Tern - 90 Black-headed Gull - 216 Grey Her

27 July 2018
Wildlife sightings 24/07/18

Wildlife sightings 24/07/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Avocet - 12 adult + 14 young Tufted duck - 5 adult + 1 young Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 150+ Northern Shoveler Black tailed godwit Common tern 55 Pied wagtail 2 Saline lagoon Common sandpiper Redshank 6 Avocet Curlew Lapwing 2

24 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 23/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 23/07/2018

a.m. Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 19 Gadwall 1 Common snipe 2 Little ringed plover 2 adults + 1 chick Lapwing 74 Redshank 12 Pied wagtail 2 Heron 6 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 1 Curlew 1 Redshank 9 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk 1 Nuthatch

23 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 20/07/2018

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 26 (12 adults + 14 young) Little egret 1 Shelduck 3 (2 adults + 1 young) Northern shoveller 6 ( 1 adult + 5 young) Tufted duck 2 (1 adult + 1 young) Little ringed plover 3 (2 adults + 1 young) Common tern 61 Redshan

20 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/18

Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 33 (18 adult, 11 juvenile & 3 chicks) Common Sandpiper - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Shelduck - 2 Common Tern - 61+ Teal - 2 Pied Wagtail - 3   Saline Lagoon Little Egret - 1 Lapwing - 11 Herri

17 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 16/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 16/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Common sandpiper 1 Lapwing 21 Avocet 29 (12 ad + 17 juveniles) Greylag 1 Pied wagtail 4 Redshank 21 Grey heron 6 (juv) Little ringed plover 4 (2 ad + 2 chicks) Saline Lagoon (flooded) Lapwing 11 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Wi

16 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 15/07/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 10 adults plus broods of 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2 and 3 Stock dove (outside kestrel box) 1 Grey heron 9 (2 adults and 7 juveniles) Little ringed plover 4 (2 adults and 2 chicks) Lapwing 29 Redshank 13 Curlew 2 Mallard 10 Shelduc

15 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 14/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 14/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Common Tern - 140+ (54 & 80 young) Avocet - 26 (11 & 15 young) Teal - 4 Lapwing - 38 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Curlew - 1 Pied Wagtail - 4 Gadwall - 2 Shelduck - 3 Grey Heron - 5   Saline Lagoon Cana

14 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 12/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 12/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 12 ad + 17 chicks: broods of 4, 4, 3, 2, 2 and 2 (new brood) Black-tailed godwit 2 Little-ringed plover 1 Common tern 80 ad + 9 young Black-headed gull 117 + 3 chicks Grey heron 11 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Common gul

12 July 2018