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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 - 16/02/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 16/02/2024

Weather: sunny

River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Mute Swan - 2

Grey Heron - 4

Canada Goose - 4

Graylag Goose - 2

Canada + Graylag Goose - 1

Tufted Duck - 9

Shelduck - 12

Gadwall - 2

Teal - 5

Oystercatcher - 3

Lapwing - 68

Redshank - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Chaffinch - 2

Willow tit - 2

Long-tailed Tit - 2

coal tit - 2

Goldfinch - 2

G. S. Woodpecker - 1

Nuthatch - 1

Great Tit - 15

Siskin - 1

Blue Tit - 4

Robin - 2

Dunnock - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Grey Heron - 34 (Heronry)

Buzzard - 1 (Heronry)

Siskin - 30 (Amphibian ponds)

Reed Bunting - 3 (Amphibian ponds)

Redshank - 2 (River Wear)

Tufted Duck - 13 (River Wear)

Bullfinch - 3 - Wader lake footpath)

Robin - 1 (Wader lake footpath)

Oystercatcher - 2 (Saline lagoon)

Shelduck - 2 (Saline lagoon)

Teal - 9 (Saline lagoon)

Kestrel - 1(Forgotten meadow)

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