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.

Wildlife Sightings 8/05/2023

1 min read • 8 May 2023

Weather: Raining

River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake Species

Shelduck - 39
Tufted Duck - 23
Avocet - 31
Canada Goose - 22
Black-headed Gull - 26
Common Tern - 7
Oystercatcher - 2
Grey Heron - 18
Swallow - aprox 10
Gadwall - 2
Lapwing - 9
Redshank - 2
Greylag - (10 ad. + 5 goslings) - 15
Shoveler - 1
Common Sandpiper - 1
Sand martin - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Dunnock - 2
Robin - 2
Reed Bunting - 1
G.S.Woodpecker - 1
Chaffinch - 1
Bullfinch - 5
Blue tit - 3
Great tit - 2

River Wear

Shelduck - 11
Tufted Duck - 6
Black-headed Gull - 4
Lesser black-backed Gull - 2

Saline Lagoon

Grey Heron - 1
Oystercatcher - 1
Tufted Duck - 2
Shelduck - 3
Avocet - 1

Wader Lake Footpath

Goldfinch - 3
Willow tit - 1 (heard)

Filter Reedbed

Grey heron - 1