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Our Chilean flamingo flock is 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.

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Wildlife sightings - 5/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 5/12/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Common snipe 3 Teal 15 Grey heron 1 Water rail (Paddy Fleming hide) 1   Saline lagoon (AM, low tide): Teal 5   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted woodpecker 4 (three female, one male) Nuthatch 1 Great tit 6 B

5 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 4/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 4/12/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Water rail 1 Snipe 3 Kestrel 1 (female)   Saline lagoon (AM, mid tide): Snipe 1 Kingfisher (heard)   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Treecreeper 1 Nuthatch 2 Jay 1 Willow tit 1 Blue tit 8 Great tit 7 Bullfinch 2 Robin 2

4 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 2/12/2018

Wildlife sightings - 2/12/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Snipe 14 Water rail (Diageo Hide) 1 Redshank 51 Teal 66 Shelduck 12   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Jack snipe (flew towards golf course) 1 Grey heron 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Willow tit 1 Great tit 6 Chaff

2 December 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/18

Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Water Rail - 2 (1 Paddy Fleming hide & 1 Northumbrian Water hide) Redshank - 8 Common Snipe - 5 Lapwing - 12 Curlew - 4 Shelduck - 10 Teal - 48 Grey Heron - 5 Black-headed Gull - 186   Saline Lagoon Sh

30 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/11/18

Wildlife sightings - 28/11/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Shoveler (three male and one female) 4 Shelduck 14 Teal 18 Water rail (Paddy Fleming Hide) 1 Tufted duck 35   Saline lagoon (AM, mid-high tide): Teal 28 Redshank 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted wo

28 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 27/11/18

Wildlife sightings - 27/11/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid/low Wader Lake Water rail 1 Teal 3 Snipe 7 Kestrel 1 Shelduck 7 Buzzard 1 Redwing 6 Saline Lagoon Teal 7 Black-headed gull 31 Shelduck 2 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Great tit 5 Willow tit 1 Bullfinch 3 Blue tit 4 Coal tit

27 November 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 22/11/18

Wildlife Sightings - 22/11/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Canada Goose - 39 Shelduck - 4 Teal - 2 Redshank - 1 Black-headed Gull - 3   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/Low Shelduck - 2 Teal - 2 Black-headed Gull - 6   Hawthorn Wood Great Tit - 3 Wil

22 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 14/11/18

Wildlife sightings - 14/11/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Grey heron 2 Shoveler (3 pairs) 6 Shelduck 6 Lapwing 3 Teal 14   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Teal 71 Redshank 1 Shelduck 2   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Nuthatch 1 Willow tit 2 Magpie 2 Great-spotted woodpecker

14 November 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 08/11/18

Wildlife Sightings - 08/11/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Teal - 9 Common Snipe - 4 Redshank - 2 Kestrel - 1 Stock Dove - 3 Fieldfare - 2   Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Teal - 30 Wigeon - 2 Grey Heron - 1   Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 (male &

8 November 2018
Today's sightings 07/11/18

Today's sightings 07/11/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Black headed gull 11 Teal 16 Redshank 2 Saline Lagoon Black headed gull 7 Teal 8 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 5 Great tit 6 Coal tit 4 Robin Nuthatch Greenfinch 3 Bullfinch 8 Sparrowhawk female Other birds Goshawk overhead Buzzard 2 ove

7 November 2018
Today's sightings 05/11/18

Today's sightings 05/11/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake kestrel female Shelduck Snipe 6 Teal 16 Redwing 11 Saline lagoon Teal 5 Redshank 2 Shelduck Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Willow tit Blue tit 4 Great tit 5 Coal tit 3 Other birds Hen harrier - river reedbed Buzzard - North Wood Jay - G

5 November 2018
Today's sightings 04/11/18

Today's sightings 04/11/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Water rail Teal 53 Snipe 5 Shelduck Saline Lagoon Grey heron Redshank 2 Curlew Hawthorn Wood Brambling (male - winter migrant) Chaffinch 6 Nuthatch Willow tit Greenfinch 2 Bullfinch 5 Great spotted woodpecker Coal tit 3 Wren Great

4 November 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 02/11/18

Wildlife Sightings - 02/11/18

Wader Lake    Time/AM     Tide/Mid Redshank - 6 Black-headed Gull - 21 Teal - 12 Shelduck - 1 Snipe - 3   Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 1 Black-headed Gull - 16   Hawthorn Wood Great Tit - 5 Coal Tit - 3 Blue Tit - 6 Bullfinch - 3 G

2 November 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 31/10/18

Wildlife Sightings - 31/10/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Teal - 21 Redshank - 8 Redwing - 9 Black-headed Gull - 2   Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 1 Teal - 15 Wigeon - 2   Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch - 1 Treecreeper - 1 Blue Tit - 4 Great Tit - 5 Coal Tit - 3 Bullfinc

31 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 30/10/18

Wildlife sightings - 30/10/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Shelduck 1 Kestrel 1 Redwing 2 Snipe 6 Teal 37 Black-headed gull 62 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Shelduck 3 Teal 9 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Greenfinch 1 Robin 3 Willow tit 1 Bullfinch 5 Chaffinch 7

30 October 2018