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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 - 26/10/2018

Wildlife sightings - 26/10/2018

Tide level a.m.: mid Wader Lake Teal 29 Lapwing 42 Black headed gull 173 Redshank 3 Saline Lagoon Teal 12 Black headed gull 29 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 (male & female) Nuthatch 2 Great tit 8 Bullfinch 3 Coal tit 5 Greenfinch 1 Blue tit

26 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 19/10/2018

Wildlife sightings - 19/10/2018

a.m. Tide Level: low Wader Lake Teal 23 Redshank 1 Lapwing 9 Black headed gull 30 Saline Lagoon Wood pigeon 20 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Coal tit 3 Willow tit 2 Chaffinch 4 Goldfinch 2 Bullfinch 3 Great tit 5 Blue tit 3 Other birds noted around site Cormor

19 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 18/10/18

Wildlife sightings - 18/10/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Teal 12 Lapwing 51 Black-headed gull 162 Redshank 5 Curlew 1 Black-tailed godwit 3 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 5 Blue tit 5 Coal tit 3 Willow tit 2 Bullfinch 6 (2 male + 4 female) Nuthatch 1 Ro

19 October 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 17/10/18

Wildlife Sightings - 17/10/18

Tide level: High Wader Lake Snipe                                      2 Redshank                              17 Black-Headed Gull              100 Lapwing          

17 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 13/10/18

Wildlife sightings - 13/10/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Lapwing 114 Greenshank 1 Redshank 55 Common snipe 5 Curlew 4 Starling 5 Grey heron 3 Common gull 1 Black-headed gull 90 Teal 117   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Female marsh harrier over the reedbed and lagoon Greenshank

13 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 09/10/18

Wildlife sightings - 09/10/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Black-tailed godwit 2 Lapwing 4 Redshank 2 Stock dove 1 Curlew 1 Teal 15   Saline lagoon (AM, low tide): Teal 6 Woodpigeon 27 Jay 1 Buzzard (over reedbed) 1 Sparrowhawk (over reedbed) 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station:

9 October 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 05/10/18

Wildlife Sightings - 05/10/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Teal - 27 Redshank - 6 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Bar-tailed Godwit - 1 Pied Wagtail - 2 Lapwing - 6 Black-headed Gull - 2 Common Snipe - 1 Wren - 1 Curlew - 1   Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1 Black-headed Gull - 26

5 October 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 2/10/18

Wildlife Sightings - 2/10/18

Wader Lake (AM High Tide) Bar-tailed Godwit - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 14 Greenshank - 3 Pied Wagtail - 1 Kestrel - 1 pair Lapwing - 10 Avocet - 1 Redshank - 51 Curlew - 12   Saline Lagoon (AM High Tide) Teal - 32 Curlew - 1 Teal (River Reedbed) - 5 &

2 October 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 1/10/18

Wildlife Sightings - 1/10/18

Wader Lake (AM High Tide) Bar-Tailed Godwit  - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 3 Greenshank - 2 Stock Dove - 5 Avocet (immature) - 1 Lapwing - 15 Redshank - 29 Grey Heron - 1 Snipe - 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull (1 adult, 2 juveniles) Teal - 17   Saline Lagoo

1 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 30/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 30/09/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Bar-tailed godwit (rare visitor) 1 Black-tailed godwit 2 Teal 36 Black-headed gull 242 Curlew 1 Redshank 9   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Teal 32 (1 at the river reedbed and 31 on the lagoon) Jay 1 (at the river reedbed)

30 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 28/09/18

Wildlife Sightings - 28/09/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid-High Avocet - 1 (immature) Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Common Snipe - 6 Redshank - 4 Lapwing - 80 Black-headed Gull - 212 Shoveler - 8 Gadwall - 2 Teal - 27   Saline Lagoon Black-headed Gull - 80 Teal - 19 &nbs

28 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 27/09/18

Wildlife Sightings - 27/09/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Avocet - 1 (immature) Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Curlew - 1 Lapwing - 60 Herring Gull - 26 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 (1st winter) Black-headed Gull - 106 Teal - 22 Jackdaw - 60 Starling - 5   Saline Lagoon

27 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 26/09/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Teal 41 Avocet (immature) 1 Black-headed gull 83 Curlew 1 Lesser black-backed gull (juvenile) 3 Lapwing 20 Jackdaw 1   Saline lagoon: Wigeon 1 Teal 6 Black-headed gull 4 Curlew 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-

26 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 25/09/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet (juvenile) 1 Teal 17 Lapwing 230 Common snipe 1 Black-headed gull 165 Lesser black-backed gull (juveniles) 2 Herring gull 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Coal tit 2 Blue tit 4 Robin 1 Ch

25 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 20/09/18

Wildlife Sightings - 20/09/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Teal - 16 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 12 Black-headed Gull - 85   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM Redshank - 1 Black-headed Gulls - 8 Common Sandpiper - 1 Curlew - 1 Grey Heron - 3   Hawthorn Wood Blue T

20 September 2018