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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 27/08/18

Wildlife sightings 27/08/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Lapwing 210 Teal 21 Redshank 6 Snipe 3 Grey heron Swallow Shelduck Avocet Green sandpiper Saline lagoon Lapwing 4 Teal 7 Grey heron Curlew Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 5 Great tit 5 Coal tit Willow tit Robin Sparrowhawk (male) Greenfinc

27 August 2018
Wildlife sightings 25/08/18

Wildlife sightings 25/08/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Avocet Lapwing 2 Pied wagtail Green sandpiper Herring gull (juveniles) 2 Saline lagoon Green sandpiper Common snipe Grey heron Lapwing Common sandpiper Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 3 Goldfinch 16 Willow tit Greenfinch 9 Chaffinch 13 Ja

25 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2018

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 2 (1 adult, 1 juvenile) Grey heron 5 Lapwing 65 Common snipe 6 Dunlin 2 Green sandpiper 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldfinch 25 Blue tit 9 Chaffinch 11 Coal tit 3 Greenfinch 10 Great tit 7 Bullfinch 4 Robin 1

24 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 22/08/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Lapwing 283 Black-tailed godwit 1 Common tern 6 Dunlin 1 Avocet 1 Redshank 12 Common snipe 13 Lesser black-backed gulls 3 (1 adult and 2 juveniles)   Saline lagoon: Common snipe 1 Greenshank 1 Green sandpiper 1 Curlew 1 &nb

22 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2018

Tide level a.m.: mid Wader Lake Lapwing 275 Avocet 2 adults 3 juveniles Little egret 1 Common snipe 4 Redshank 20 Common sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Saline Lagoon Green sandpiper 2 Common snipe 2 Curlew 1 Grey heron 2 Teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecke

21 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 17/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 17/08/2018

Tide level a.m.: High Wader Lake Avocet 7 adult 2 juvenile Lapwing 61 Pied wagtail 2 Black tailed godwit 3 Shelduck 1 Common tern 7 Snipe 13 Common sandpiper 1 Redshank 25 Black headed gull 9 adult 7 juvenile Greylag goose 3 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Redsha

17 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 15/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 15/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 9 (7 adult & 2 young) Shelduck - 2 Lapwing - 42 Common Tern - 6 Snipe - 16 Redshank - 3 Little Grebe - 1 Pied Wagtail - 1 Grey Heron - 1   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/High Teal

15 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 14/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 14/08/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Lapwing 23 Grey heron 1 Common tern 11 Avocet 7 (6 adult and 1 young) Northern shoveler 7 Gadwall 2   Saline lagoon: Teal 3 Lapwing 4 Canada goose 45   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Bullfinch 3 Goldfinch 4 Great-

14 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 10/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 10/08/2018

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Little grebe 1 Snipe 10 Avocet 5 adults + 3 young Northern shoveller 1 Ruff 1 Little ringed plover 1 Lapwing 7 Sand martin 2 Pied wagtail 2 Common tern 11 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 2 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Bullfinc

10 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 06/08/18

Wildlife sightings - 06/08/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 5 Common tern Lapwing 12 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 1 Redshank 1 Black-headed gull Little-ringed plover Snipe Ruff Canada goose Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Redshank 5 Snipe 1 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpec

6 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 04/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 04/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 19 (8 adult, 8 juvenile & 3 chicks) Lapwing - 220 Curlew - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Common Tern - 20 Grey Heron - 7 Godwit - 1   Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 2 Redshank - 16 Common Sandpiper - 1 L

4 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 22 (10 adults, 10 juveniles & 2 chick) Little Ringed Plover - 3 (2 adult & 1 juvenile) Ruff (partial summer plumage) - 1 male Redshank - 16 Lapwing - 20 Common Sandpiper - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 (

3 August 2018
Today's wildlife sightings 02/08/18

Today's wildlife sightings 02/08/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Little ringed plover 2 Pied wagtail 3 Avocet 9 adult, 7 juvenile, 3 chicks Common tern 20 Lapwing 19 Crow Saline lagoon Common sandpiper 2 Redshank 15 Lapwing 18 Avocet Hawthorn Wood Great tit 9 Nuthatch Bullfinch 2 Willow tit 3 B

2 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 01/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 01/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Green Sandpiper - 1 Avocet - 29 Common Snipe - 3 Pied Wagtail - 3 Greylag Goose - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 4 Redshank - 3 Black-headed Gull - 78   Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 14 Black-headed Gull - 2 Great Blac

1 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 30/07/18

Wildlife Sightings - 30/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 29 (14 adults & 15 juveniles) Little Ringed Plover - 2 (1 adult & 1 juvenile) Common Snipe - 7 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Lapwing - 116 Greylag - 5 Redshank - 17 Teal - 2 Pied Wagtail - 3 Grey Her

30 July 2018