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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 1/04/2023

Wildlife Sightings 1/04/2023

Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Canada Goose - 14
Greylag Goose - 10
Shelduck - 26
Gadwall - 8
Teal - 11
Wigeon - 2
Lapwing (12 on meadow) - 14
Oystercatcher - 4
Redshank - 4
Black-tailed godwit - 3
Grey Heron (24 nesting) - 35
B.H. Gull - 86
Herring Gull - 14

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Nuthatch - 1
G.S. Woodpecker - 1 (m)
Robin - 3
Coal tit - 2
Long-tailed tit - 3
Greenfinch (4m,2f) - 6
Goldfinch - 4
Chaffinch - 6
Bullfinch (5m, 2f) - 7
Kestrel - 1

Saline Lagoon

L.B.B. Gull - 8
Greylag - 2
Greylag x Canada Goose - 4
Redshank - 2

North Wood

Sparrowhawk - 1 (f)
Jay - 6

River Wear

Tufted Duck - 22
Mute Swan - 4

Wader Lake Reedbed

Reed Bunting

Accross Site

Chiffchaff - 10

Mammals

Rabbit @ Filter Reedbed

Roe Deer @ Spring Gill

Amphibians

Frog Spawn @ Forgotten Meadow Pond

Invertebrates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee @ Play Area

Flora/Fungi

Marsh Marigold
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