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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 - 16/05/2021

wildlife Sightings - 16/05/2021

Weather: Rainy & OvercastWind speed: lowRiver Wear tide level:midWader Lake:Am:water level: midAvocet - 47kedshank - 5Lapwing - 15Oyster Catcher - 3pIed Wagtail - 1Common tern - 141gadwall - 8Shoveler - 3Swallow - 7Mute swan - 1Tuffed duck - 10Saline lago

16 May 2021
Wildlife Sightings 14/05/21

Wildlife Sightings 14/05/21

Wader LakeamLapwing (mainly on meadow) 10 + 4 chicksCommon Tern 116Black Headed Gulls 67Avocets 38Lesser Black Backed Gull (chased off by Avocet) 3Gadwall 2Canada Geese 15Greylag Geese 4 + 4 goslingsShelduck 30Ruddy Shelduck 1Teal 2Oystercatcher 1Swallow

15 May 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 13/05/21

Wildlife Sightings - 13/05/21

Weather: OvercastWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: MidAvocet - 22Common Tern - 68Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 13Redshank - 2Gadwall - 8 (7 male & 1 female)Shoveler - 1 maleShelduck - 22Tufted Duck - 4Grey He

13 May 2021
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2021

Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2021

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 41Lapwing 15Oystercatcher 2Common tern 102Shoveler 2Gadwall 10Shelduck 24Greylag 44Canada goose 13Black-headed gull 45Mediterranean gull 1Saline LagoonAvocet 2Oystercatcher 1Shelduck 2Canada goose 2Hawthorn WoodJay 1Bu

11 May 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 10/05/21

Wildlife Sightings - 10/05/21

Wader Lakeam Low Lapwing 20Coot 4Canada goose 16Greylag 8Avocet 28Shelduck 19Gadwall 4Tern 17Black-headed gull 59Grey Heron (6 Meadow, 5 J) 19Tufted Duck 8Oystercatcher 2Saline Lagoonam LowShelduck (meadow) 13Oystercatcher 1Avocet 1Ruddy Shelduck (meadow)

10 May 2021
Wildlife sightings - 09/05/2021

Wildlife sightings - 09/05/2021

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeLapwing 9Avocet 30Gadwall 3Shoveler 1Shelduck 13Canada goose 21Greylag 19Black-headed gull 72Grey heron 24Common tern 22Oystercatcher 3Saline LagoonAvocet 2Greylag 2Canada goose 2Oystercatcher 1Shelduck 5Hawthorn WoodMoorhen

9 May 2021
Wildlife sightings - 07/05/2021

Wildlife sightings - 07/05/2021

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeBlack-headed gull 26Common tern 7Jackdaw 8Avocet 28Oystercatcher 4Lapwing 12Redshank 4Shoveler 10Gadwall 3Shelduck 23Grey heron 41Common gull 1Saline LagoonAvocet 3Shoveler 2Grey heron 2Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Great-spotted wo

7 May 2021
Wildlife sightings - 05/05/21

Wildlife sightings - 05/05/21

Wader Lake (AM, high tide):Whimbrel 1Common terns 28Gadwall 2Shelduck 20Shoveler 28Avocet 30Grey heron 20 (plus 5 on the meadow)Black-headed gull 45Oystercatcher 5Lapwing 9Herring gull 35Saline lagoon (AM, high tide):Avocet 2Mallard 18Canada goose 2 (on t

5 May 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 04/05/2021

Wildlife Sightings - 04/05/2021

Weather: Cool, wetRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Time/AMGadwall - 4Oystercatcher - 4Avocet - 30Black-headed Gull - 32Herring Gull - 9Mute Swan - 2Lapwing - 1Shelduck - 36 (15 on water & 21 on meadow)Shelduck - 1 maleSwallows - 2Grey Heron - 13S

4 May 2021
Wildlife sightings - 03/05/2021

Wildlife sightings - 03/05/2021

a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 47Lapwing 16Redshank 3Oystercatcher 4Common tern 21Swallow 3Sand martin 1Gadwall 5Shoveler 2Greylag 24Canada gooseHerring gull 30Black-headed gull 28Lesser black-backed gull 2Shelduck 51Saline LagoonShoveler 2Oysterca

3 May 2021
Wildlife sightings - 02/05/2021

Wildlife sightings - 02/05/2021

a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 50Oystercatcher 4Lapwing 15Redshank 4Shelduck 42Shoveler 3Tufted duck 10Gadwall 2Common tern 23Canada goose 14Greylag 24Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Mute swan 2Avocet 3Grey partridge 1Hawthorn WoodGreenfinch 2Great-spo

2 May 2021
Wildlife sightings - 01/05/2021

Wildlife sightings - 01/05/2021

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeCommon tern 26Avocet 38Oystercatcher 1Jack snipe 1Lapwing 18Redshank 1Tufted duck 2Shoveler 2Shelduck 28Grey heron 23+Lesser black-backed gull 2Black-headed gull 26Herring gull 9Jackdaw 2Canada goose 20Greylag 9Saline LagoonS

1 May 2021
Wildlife sightings - 30/04/2021

Wildlife sightings - 30/04/2021

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 36Common tern 5Oystercatcher 4Lapwing 15Redshank 1Shoveler 4Gadwall 4Shelduck 21Grey heron 23Sparrowhawk 1Common tern 12Black-headed gull 20Herring gull 12Lesser black-backed gull 2Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Common sh

30 April 2021
Wildlife Sightings 29/04/2021

Wildlife Sightings 29/04/2021

Weather: Overcast , Rain ShowersWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake - am - lowGadwall - 6Shoveler - 10Shelduck - 22Avocet - 44 (Some on eggs)Oyster catcher - 4Mute Swan - 2Black - Headed gull - 26Herring gull - 12Lesser black - backed gul

29 April 2021
Wildlife sightings - 28/04/2021

Wildlife sightings - 28/04/2021

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeOystercatcher 4Avocet 28Lapwing 6Gadwall 4Shoveler 4Tufted duck 5Shelduck 20Sawllow 3Herring gull 10Lesser black-backed gull 2Jackdaw 2Saline LagoonShelduck 27Oystercatcher 2Hawthorn WoodReed bunting 1Great tit 2Blue tit 5Cha

28 April 2021