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⚠️ Vital Improvements to Our Flamingo Exhibit

We’re currently carrying out vital improvements to our flamingo exhibit to create an even better environment for our flock.

While these enhancements are underway, our flamingos will be temporarily off show. The improvements will help ensure they can be enjoyed by visitors on most days throughout the year for many years to come.

We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you back to see the finished exhibit.

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Wildlife sightings - 10/06/16

a.m. Tide Level: High

Wader Lake

Avocet 16 + 10 chicks + 1 juvenile

Redshank 4 + 3 chicks

Lapwing 16 + 8 chicks

L.R.P 2

Ringed plover 1

Oystercatcher 4 + 2 juvenile

Common tern 140 + 3 chicks (82 nests)

Grey heron 24

Black headed gull 14

Shelduck 22

Shoveler 4

Saline Lagoon

Lapwing 16

Black headed gull 18

Lesser black-backed gull 2

Hawthorn Wood

Willow tit 2

Bullfinch 6

Chaffinch 8

Robin 3 + 1 juvenile

Blue tit 5 + 6 juvenile

Other birds

Kingfisher - 1 - Amphibian ponds

Mute swan - 1 + 3 cygnets - White-head pond

Great spotted woodpecker - 1 - gully

Reed bunting - 1 - River reed bed

Starling - 1 - River Wear

Furruginous duck - 1 - Reservoir

Linnet - 4 - East down

Other wildlife and flora

Otter tracks - Window on the Wear

Tadpoles developing well

Azure damselfly

Blue-tailed damselfly

Four spotted chaser

Orange tip

Speckled wood

Tree bumblebee - nesting in the bird box in Hollowood

Oxeye daisy

Red campion

White campion

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