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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 - 19/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 19/09/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Black-tailed godwit 2 Teal 24 Snipe 3 Redshank 18 Jackdaw 22 Black-headed gull 185 Mallard 3 Shoveler 1 Lapwing 1   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Grey heron 1 Snipe 1 Curlew 1 Teal 8   Plus: A juvenile great-spotted

19 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/09/2018

Wildlife sightings - 15/09/2018

Tide level a.m.: high Wader Lake Avocet 1 Lapwing 14 Redshank 43 Greenshank 4 Black tailed godwit 6 Common snipe 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Black headed gull 93 Saline Lagoon Common snipe 1 Teal 62 Black headed gull 16 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 Nuthat

15 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 14/09/18

Wildlife Sightings - 14/09/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 1 (juvenile) Black-tailed Godwit - 14 Redshank - 32 Lapwing - 12 Common Snipe - 8 Kingfisher - 1 (male) Teal - 56 Sparrowhawk - 1   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/High Curlew - 1 Redsh

14 September 2018
Wildlife sightings 12/09/18

Wildlife sightings 12/09/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Black tailed godwit 4 Avocet Redshank 4 Sand martin Black headed gull 110 Lapwing 52 Common snipe Mute swan 2 Saline lagoon Black headed gull 40 Redshank Black tailed godwit Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Great tit 5 Gre

12 September 2018
Wildlife sightings 11/09/18

Wildlife sightings 11/09/18

a.m. Wader Lake Avocet Teal 22 Lapwing 5 Black headed gull 80 Grey heron Saline lagoon Black headed gull 16 Teal 9 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Chaffinch 6 Blue tit 5 Bullfinch 3 Great tit 4 Coal tit 2 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 3 Willow tit Other

11 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 09/09/18

Wildlife Sightings - 09/09/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Stock Dove - 4 Common Snipe - 5 Teal - 32 Grey Heron - 2 Moorhen - 15 Lapwing - 1 Pied Wagtail - 1 Curlew (heard)   Saline Lagoon Teal - 7 Mallard - 2   Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 2 Great Tit - 5 Blue T

9 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 08/09/2018

Wildlife sightings - 08/09/2018

Tide level a.m.: low Wader Lake Avocet 1 juvenile Common snipe 4 Lapwing 8 Teal 35 Grey heron 1 juvenile Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 juvenile 1 female Nuthatch 2 Willow tit 2 Coal tit 3 Blue tit 5 Great tit 5 Sparrowhaw

8 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 07/09/18

Wildlife Sightings - 07/09/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Lapwing - 12 Common Snipe - 3 Redshank - 8 Teal - 31 Pied Wagtail - 3 Stock Dove - 5   Saline Lagoon Greenshank - 1   Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 (male & female) Nuthatch - 2 Willow

7 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 04/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 04/09/18

a.m. Tide level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet (1 ad 1 juv) 2 Redshank 31 Common snipe 3 Black-tailed godwit 2 Black-headed gull 13 Pied wagtail 3 Swallow 3 Saline Lagoon Redshank 3 Green Sandpiper 1 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Bu

4 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 03/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 03/09/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 26 Teal 45 Avocet 2 Snipe 8 Redshank 35 Black-tailed godwit 1 Dunlin 2 Stock dove 2 Common sandpiper 1 Black-headed gull 29 *Possible water rail heard briefly* Saline Lagoon Little egret 1 Grey heron 1 Greenshank

3 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 02/09/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Common snipe 7 Black-tailed godwit 6 Avocet 2 Teal 13 Redshank 27 Stock dove 5 Grey heron 1 Greenshank 2 Green sandpiper 1 Pied wagtail 4 Lapwing 39 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Snipe 2 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted w

2 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 01/09/18

Wildlife Sightings - 01/09/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 2 (1 adult & 1 juvenile) Black-tailed Godwit - 10 Greenshank - 3 Green Sandpiper - 1 Common Snipe - 11 Redshank - 46 Lapwing - 30 Common Gull - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 (1 adult & 2 juven

1 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 31/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 31/08/2018

Tide level a.m.: mid Wader Lake Curlew 4 Black-tailed godwit 12 Redshank 47 Greenshank 1 Green sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Lapwing 26 Avocet 1 adult + 1 juvenile Grey heron 1 Teal 65 Water rail (briefly heard calling ) 1 Saline Lagoon Black headed gull 4 Curlew

31 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 30/08/18

Wildlife sightings - 30/08/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Common snipe 3 Green sandpiper 1 Redshank 6 Avocet 1 Black-tailed godwit 5 Lapwing 41 Grey heron 3 Teal 4 Swallow 7 Black-headed gull 47 Lesser black-backed gull 1   Saline lagoon (AM, mid tide): Greenshank 1 Redshank 8 &nb

30 August 2018
wildlife sightings 29/08/18

wildlife sightings 29/08/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Shelduck Black tailed godwit 3 Common snipe 13 Avocet (juvenile) Redshank 6 Lapwing 150 Dunlin 2 Green sandpiper Pied wagtail Black headed gull Saline lagoon Redshank 3 Teal 8 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 5 Great tit 3 Chaffinch 4 Coal

29 August 2018