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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 - 03/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/2024

Weather: Sunny / warm

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 3 Juvenile

Teal - 23

Shelduck - 1 + 24 Juvenile

Sand Martin - 8

Lapwing - 207

Mute Swan - 1

Pied Wagtail - 2 + 1 Juvenile

Avocet - 1

Swift - 1

Black headed Gull - 10 + 4 Juvenile

Starling - 1

Graylag Goose - 4

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Great Tit - 4

Nuthatch - 1 Juvenile

Blue Tit - 3

Coal Tit - 2 + 1 Juvenile

Chaffinch - 1 + 3

Greenfinch - 1

Bullfinch - 1

Dunnock - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Canada Goose - 2 (Wader Lake)

Canada x Graylag Goose - 1 Juvenile (Wader lake)

Black headed Gull - 109 (River Wear)

Redshank - 2 (River Wear)

Herring Gull - 49 (River Wear)

Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (River Wear)

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates

Speckled Wood x 8

Meadow Brown x 1

Blue-Tailed Damselfly x1 @ amphibian ponds

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