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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 29-1-22

Wildlife Sightings 29-1-22

Weather: Gales

Wind Speed: Extremely High

River Wear Tide Level: Low-Mid

Wader Lake

Grey Heron - 20
Little Grebe - 1
Shelduck - 46
Curlew - 1
Lapwing - 10
Herring Gull - 47
Black-headed Gull - 68
Shoveler (3m,1f,1 1st year m) - 5
Tufted duck (2m,4f) - 6
Teal - 75
Wigeon (f) - 1
Mute Swan - 2

Saline Lagoon

Red shank - 1
Teal - 12

Hawthorn Wood

Goldfinch - 1
Greenfinch - 1
G.S. Woodpecker - 1(f)
Bullfinch - 4
Robin - 1

Lookout Feeding Station

Greenfinch - 1
Bullfinch (4m,2f) - 6
Treecreeper - 1
Robin - 1
Long tailed tit - 4
Chaffinch (1m,1f) - 2

Other birds noted around site

Little Grebe River Wear - 2
Cormorant River Wear - 1
Gooseander River Wear - 2(m)
Kestrel Wader Lake Footpath - 1(m)
Kestrel Inner Circle (Stream Channel) - 1(m)
Buzzard Hawthorn Wood - 1
Sparrowhawk North Wood - 1

Mammals

Grey Squirrel Middle Wood - 1

Flora/Fungi

Sulphur Tuft - 5 @The Gully
Glistening Inkcap - 30@Hawthorn Wood Hide
Snowdrops over site

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