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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 - 29/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 29/07/18

a.m Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet (adult) 11 Avocet (juvenile/chicks) 14 Little ringed plover 2 (adult + juvenile) Shelduck (juveniles) 6 Swallow 6 Common sandpiper 1 Grey heron 7 Black-tailed godwit 4 Common snipe 3 Lapwing 55 Common tern 39 Black-h

29 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 27/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 27/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 22 (12 adults, 8 juvenile & 2 chicks) Black-tailed Godwit - 16 Common Sandpiper - 4 Green Sandpiper - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 30 Lapwing - 180 Common Tern - 90 Black-headed Gull - 216 Grey Her

27 July 2018
Wildlife sightings 24/07/18

Wildlife sightings 24/07/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Avocet - 12 adult + 14 young Tufted duck - 5 adult + 1 young Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 150+ Northern Shoveler Black tailed godwit Common tern 55 Pied wagtail 2 Saline lagoon Common sandpiper Redshank 6 Avocet Curlew Lapwing 2

24 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 23/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 23/07/2018

a.m. Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 19 Gadwall 1 Common snipe 2 Little ringed plover 2 adults + 1 chick Lapwing 74 Redshank 12 Pied wagtail 2 Heron 6 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 1 Curlew 1 Redshank 9 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk 1 Nuthatch

23 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 20/07/2018

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 26 (12 adults + 14 young) Little egret 1 Shelduck 3 (2 adults + 1 young) Northern shoveller 6 ( 1 adult + 5 young) Tufted duck 2 (1 adult + 1 young) Little ringed plover 3 (2 adults + 1 young) Common tern 61 Redshan

20 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/18

Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 33 (18 adult, 11 juvenile & 3 chicks) Common Sandpiper - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Shelduck - 2 Common Tern - 61+ Teal - 2 Pied Wagtail - 3   Saline Lagoon Little Egret - 1 Lapwing - 11 Herri

17 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 15/07/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 10 adults plus broods of 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2 and 3 Stock dove (outside kestrel box) 1 Grey heron 9 (2 adults and 7 juveniles) Little ringed plover 4 (2 adults and 2 chicks) Lapwing 29 Redshank 13 Curlew 2 Mallard 10 Shelduc

15 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 14/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 14/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Common Tern - 140+ (54 & 80 young) Avocet - 26 (11 & 15 young) Teal - 4 Lapwing - 38 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Curlew - 1 Pied Wagtail - 4 Gadwall - 2 Shelduck - 3 Grey Heron - 5   Saline Lagoon Cana

14 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 11/07/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 11 adults and broods of 4, 4, 3, 3 and 2 chicks Common snipe 2 Linnet 2 (pair) Common tern 58 adults and 71 juveniles Little ringed plover 3 Grey heron adult 1 and 4 juveniles Pied wagtail 3   Saline lagoon (AM, low

11 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 09/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 09/07/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid level): Avocets 11 adults and 16 chicks in broods of 4/4/3/3/2 Shelduck 3 (1 adult and 2 ducklings) Moorhen 9 Grey heron 10 (2 adults and 8 juveniles) Little ringed plover 1 Teal 5 Pied wagtail 2 Common tern 130 Common whitethroat 2 &n

9 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 06/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 06/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 32 (20 adults/2 chicks) Common Tern - 83 (56 adults/27 chicks) Northern Shoveler - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 4 (3 adults/1 chick) Shelduck - 5 (2ad

6 July 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/07/18

Wildlife sightings 05/07/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Avocet 19 + 12 chicks Lapwing 4 Redshank 9 Common tern 70+ Shelduck 1 + 2 chicks Grey heron 6 Pied wagtail 3 Saline lagoon Grey heron Redshank 15 Lapwing 2 Common sandpiper Avocet Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Pheasant 3 chicks Chaff

5 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 02/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (very dry) Avocet 33 (22 ad / 1 juv / 10 chicks) Pied wagtail 5 (1 ad / 4 juv) White wagtail 1 Common tern 88 Teal 5 Reed warbler 1 Saline Lagoon Redshank 11 Curlew 1 Canada goose 1 Lapwing 2 Hawthorn Wood Chiffchaff 1 Grea

2 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2018

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet + 3 broods of chicks (13): 29 Redshank: 3 Black tailed godwit: 2 Lapwing: 1 Common tern + young: 51 + 25 Little ringed plover: 1 Shelduck: 4 + 2 Grey heron: 11 Black headed gulls: 12 Saline Lagoon Redshank: 5 Lapwing

29 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2018

a.m. - Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet + 3 broods of 5 chicks: 36 + 1 juvenile Little ringed plover: 2 Redshank: 8 Lapwing: 6 + 2 chicks Common tern: 108 Black headed gull: 52 Grey heron: 27 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper: 1 Oystercatcher: 1 Grey heron:

28 June 2018