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.

Wildlife Sightings 27/07/2023

1 min read • 27 July 2023

Weather: Rain

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Oystercatcher - 1
Shelduck - 2 + 14 juv.
Avocet - 24
Lapwing - 94
Tufted Duck - 1
Gadwall - 11
Black-heasded Gull - 15 + 4 juv. + 1 chick
Common Tern - 4
Redshank - 31
Ruff - 1
Curlew - 10
Common Gull - 1
Grey heron - 7

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Bullfinch - 4
Dunnock - 2
Chaffinch - 11
Nuthatch - 1
Greenfinch - 2
Goldfinch - 3
Coal tit - 3
Great tit - 8
Blue Tit - 6
Robin - 2
GS Woodpecker - 2 juv.
Long-tailed tit - 5
Jay - 1

River Wear

Grey heron - 1
Oystercatcher - 1
Herring Gull - 13

Saline Lagoon

Lapwing - 13
Grey heron - 1
Tufted Duck - 1
Redshank - 1
Shoveler - 3

Reservoir

Tufted Duck - 9 + 3 ducklings