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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 - 07/03/2018

Wildlife sightings - 07/03/2018

a.m. Tide level: High  Wader Lake Lapwing 26 Black head gull 36 Herring gull 3 Shelduck 24 Grey heron 7 Tufted duck 29 Oystercatcher 2 Mute swan 2 Eurasian teal 18 Canada geese 2 Greylag geese 2 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Eurasian teal 5 Redshank 3 Hawthorn

7 March 2018
Wildlife sightings - 27/02/18

Wildlife sightings - 27/02/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-headed gull 180 Lapwing 5 Wigeon 5 Common snipe 7 Eurasian teal 20 Shelduck 8 Redshank 1 Grey heron 6 Canada geese 32 Saline Lagoon Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 18 Coal tit 1 Chaffinch 10 Great tit 6

27 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/2/2018

Wildlife sightings - 25/2/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Mute swan 2 Grey heron 18 Oystercatcher 4 (two pairs) Redshank 24 Lapwing 53 (11 on meadow) Tufted duck 13 (six male, seven female) Shelduck 30 Coot 5 Shoveler 4 (three male, one female) Wigeon 6 (three pairs) Kestrel 2 (pair) &

25 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/02/2018

Wildlife sightings - 20/02/2018

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Female pintail (first record for at least five years) Black-tailed godwit 2 Mute swan 2 Grey heron 26 Tufted duck 6 (2 male, 4 female) Oystercatcher 4 Kestrel 2 (pair) Gadwall 2 (pair) Common snipe 9 Eurasian wigeon 3 (2 male, o

20 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 14/02/18

Wildlife sightings - 14/02/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Curlew 200 (flew off and headed west at 8.10am) Shoveler 19 (15 male and 4 female) Grey heron 4 Kestrel 1 (male) Gadwall 2 (a pair) Stock dove 3 Lapwing 29 Shelduck 28 Black-headed gull 250+ Wigeon 2 (a pair) Herring gull 2 &nb

14 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/02/18

Wildlife sightings - 11/02/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Kestrel 2 Stock dove (displaying) 3 Teal 33 Grey heron 14 Shelduck 28 Lapwing 95 Common snipe 23 Wigeon 4 Herring gull 3 Great black-backed gull 4 Saline Lagoon Teal 2 Curlew 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 9 Robin 5 Chaffinch 6

11 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 10/2/2018

Wildlife sightings - 10/2/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Lapwing 260 Redshank 4 Common snipe 6 Wigeon 2 Teal 44 Shoveler 10 Shelduck 26 Lesser black-backed gull 5 Herring gull 47 Black-headed gull 460 Curlew (flew off at 8.15am at headed west) 500   Saline lagoon: (AM mid-tide):

10 February 2018
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Grey Heron - 11 Shoveler - 14 (9 male/5 female) Eurasian Wigeon - 2 (pair) Lapwing - 274 Black-headed Gull - 360+ Shelduck - 20 Kestrel - 2 (pair) Herring Gull - 15 Common Snipe - 29   Saline Lagoon Frozen

7 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 01/02/2018

Wildlife sightings - 01/02/2018

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Mute swan 1 Stock dove 7 Shelduck 27 Lapwing 90+ (very mobile thanks to a hunting sparrowhawk!) Grey heron 7 Black-headed gull 59 Common snipe 1 Eurasian teal 23 (17 male and 6 female) Sparrowhawk 1 (large mature female)  

1 February 2018
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Grey Heron - 11 Shelduck - 17 Lapwing - 105 Black-headed Gull - 52 Herring Gull (2 adults & 1 1st winter juvenile)  - 3 Eurasian Teal (36 male/31 female) - 67 Common Snipe - 3   Saline Lagoon    

31 January 2018
Wildlife sightings 29/01/18

Wildlife sightings 29/01/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Grey heron 12 Shelduck 21 Eurasian teal 27 Stock dove Greater black backed gull (2nd winter) Black headed gull 59 Shoveler (male) Common snipe 7 Canada goose 49 Canada/greylag cross Greylag Saline lagoon Greylag Curlew 2 Shelduck

29 January 2018
Wildlife sightings Sun 28/01/18

Wildlife sightings Sun 28/01/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Oystercatcher - 1st of the year Kestrel - male Shelduck 28 Tufted duck 23 Grey heron 8 - 1 pair in hedge, 6 singles Stock dove 3 Lapwing 33 Eurasian wigeon - pair Shoveler 3 Common snipe 11 Gadwall - pair Saline lagoon Eurasian te

28 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/1/2018

Wildlife sightings - 24/1/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Grey heron 4 (2 in hedge) Mallard 98 Eurasian teal 83 Eurasian wigeon 2 Lapwing 44 Shelduck 17 Common buzzard 1 (flying over, heading North East) Canada goose 1 Kestrel 1 Common snipe 10 Black-headed gull 25   Saline lagoo

24 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/01/18

Wildlife sightings - 22/01/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Grey heron (in hedge) 1 Lapwing 75 Herring gull: Adult 8, 2nd winter 1, 3rd winter 2 Black-headed gull 157 Common snipe 5 Shelduck 12 Shoveler 6 Eurasian teal 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Herring gull 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spot

22 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 17/01/2018

Wildlife sightings - 17/01/2018

Wader Lake (AM, low tide, partially frozen): Shelduck 15 Shoveler (one female, two males) 3 Lapwing 155 Eurasian teal (three pairs and two females) 8 Common snipe 2 Black-headed gull 58 Herring gulls - 8 adults, 2 first winter juveniles, 1 second winter j

17 January 2018