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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 22/08/2023

Wildlife Sightings 22/08/2023

Weather: Sunny, breezy

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 22
Shoveler - 17
Teal - 36
Common tern (+ 1 juv) - 2
Grey heron - 10
Redshank - 4
Black-headed Gull - 50
Shelduck - 2 juv.
Lapwing - 312
Ruff - 3
Greylag Goose - 1 + 2 juv.
Herring Gull - 3

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Long-tailed tit - 1
Chaffinch - 2 f, 1m, 3 juv.
Blue tit - 3
Great tit - 2
Goldfinch - 2 + 2 juv.
Bullfinch - 1 m + 1 f
Robin - 1 + 1 juv.
Coal tit - 1
Greenfinch - 1
G.S. Woodpecker - 1 juv.

Middle Wood

Robin - 1 + 2 juv.

The Lookout

Magpie - 1
Blue tit - 3
Great tit - 2
Bullfinch - 1 m, 1 f
Chaffinch - 1 m

Saline Lagoon

Lapwing - 4
Teal - 3

River Wear

Goosander - 1 f

Reservoir

Mallard - 14
Shoveler - 5
Tufted Duck - 2 f + 1 duckling

Flora/Fungi

Bloody Brittlegill
Stinkhorn @ South Wood
Broad-leaved Hellebore @ Hollowood


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