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Chilean flamingos off show

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 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

Canada Goose - 1

Shelduck - 1

Black-headed Gull - 2

Wood Pigeon - 1

 

Hawthorn Wood

Magpie - 2

Jay - 2

Blue Tit - 8

Robin - 2

Great Tit - 9

Bullfinch - 3

Chaffinch - 5

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2

Goldfinch - 2

 

Other Birds Noted Around Site

Herring Gull (River Wear) - 7

Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 3

Cormorant (River Wear) - 2

Wren (South Wood) - 1

Crow (South Wood) - 2

Blackcap (Wader Lake path) - 1

Whitethroat (Dragonfly Ponds) - 2

Dunnock (Dragonfly Ponds) - 1

 

Other Wildlife Species

Mammals:

Mole

 

Amphibians:

Frog

 

Invertebrates:

Common Darter

Red Admiral

Small Tortoiseshell

Small White

Small Heath

Little Skipper

 

Flora:

Scarlet Pimpernel

Eyebright

Yellow Wart

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