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Chilean flamingos

ℹ️ Flamingos off show
Our flock of Chilean flamingos is currently being housed indoors. This is a temporary measure as a precaution to local avian influenza (bird flu).
We don't know how long this will last but we'll let you know as soon as they are safe to be back outdoors!
Thanks for your understanding.

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Wildlife Sightings 16/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings 16/08/2022

Weather: Overcast - rain

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Blacl-tailed godwit - 13
Curlew - 19
Redshank - 38
Common Sandpiper - 1
Lapwing - 89
Dunlin - 1
Oystercatcher - 1
Avocet - 4
Grey Heron - 1
Common Tern - 50
Black-headed gull - 113

Saline Lagoon Species

Lapwing - 22

Hawthorn Wood Species

Greenfinch - 10
GS Woodpecker juv - 1
Coal tit - 4
Chaffinch - 14
Bullfinch (1f, 3 juv) - 4
Nuthach - 1

Lookout Feeding Station

Bullfinch (1m, 1f) - 2
Great tit - 4
Chaffinch - 7
Coal tit - 1
Blue tit - 5
Magpie - 3

Other bird species noted

Lesser Black-backed gull River Wear - 1
Herring gull River Wear - 27
Song thrush Amphibian ponds - 2
Willow Warbler Wader Lake Path - 1
Kingfisher Gully - 1
Jay Middle Wood - 1
Jay Reserve Orchard - 2
Goldfinch Forgotten Meadow - 40
Willow tit Hawthorn Wood - 1

Invertebrates

22-spot Ladybird
Robin's Pin Cushion Diplolepis rosae
Sputnik Gall Diplolepis nervosa

Flora/Fungi

Common Earthball Wader :Lake Path
Birch Bolette Wader Lake Path

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