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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 - 18/06/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide):

Kestrel juveniles 3

Avocet 29 adults and 1 chick

Redshank 14

Stock dove 1

Oystercatcher 4 adults and 1 chick

Grey heron 36

Common tern 70 adults and 36 chicks

Little ringed plover 1

Shoveler 4 (two pairs)

Shelduck 7

Lapwing 7 adults and 3 chicks

 

Saline lagoon (AM, high tide):

Lapwing 1

Canada goose 1

Shelduck 8 adults and 6 chicks

 

Hawthorn Wood:

Magpie 1

Bullfinch 3

Great spotted woodpecker 1 juvenile

Chaffinch 2

Blue tit 2

Great tit 5

 

Plus:

An oystercatcher in Ganderland

A male kestrel on the stream channel

A mute swan on the River Wear

A chiffchaff in middle wood

Azure damselfly at Forgotten Meadow pond

Foxgloves, self heal, ragged robin, yellow flag iris, southern bracket

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