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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 10/01/18

Wildlife sightings 10/01/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Tufted duck 14 Greater black backed gull (2nd year juvenile) Black headed gull 52 Lapwing 62 Canada goose 2 Eurasian teal 16 Redshank 2 Shelduck 23 Mallard 20 Carrion crow 2 Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 2 Curlew (on meadow) 47 Haw

10 January 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/01/18

Wildlife sightings 05/01/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Black tailed godwit Lapwing 50 Canada goose 55 Greylag goose 5 Canada/greylag cross Shoveler 6 Shelduck 25 Eurasian teal 20 Curlew Snipe 3 Black headed gull 30 Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 21 Redshank Lesser black backed gull 5 Ha

5 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 3/1/18

Wildlife sightings - 3/1/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Lapwing 10 Teal 22 Wigeon 1 Shelduck 10 Shoveler 8   Saline Lagoon (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Teal 18 Black-headed gull 44   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldcrest 1 Nuthatch 1 Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Willo

3 January 2018
New Year's Day wildlife sightings

New Year's Day wildlife sightings

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Canada goose 82 Canada/greylag cross 1 Greylag goose 5 Shelduck 16 Shoveler 6 Teal 30 Redshank 6 Lapwing 15 Saline lagoon Curlew 5 Kingfisher Black headed gull 324 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 (2 male, 1 female) Nuthat

1 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/17

Wildlife sightings - 28/12/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Shelduck 12 Lapwing 20 Canada goose 35 Black-headed gull 80 Herring gull 3 Lesser black-backed gull 4 Shoveler 1 Redshank 1 Saline Lagoon 100% frozen Hawthorn Wood Great tit 15 Blue tit 10 Dunnock 2 Bullfinch 12 Willow tit

28 December 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 27/12/2017

Wildlife Sightings - 27/12/2017

Tide level, a.m.: high Wader Lake Shelduck 15 Lapwing 12 Eurasian teal 18 Tufted duck 5 Canada goose 20 Black-headed gull 25 Lesser black backed gull 4 Herring gull 12 Saline Lagoon Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 6 Chaffinch 8 Nuthatch 1 Dunnock 1 Blu

27 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/12/2017

Wildlife sightings - 26/12/2017

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Shoveler (male) 1 Eurasian teal 50 Shelduck 25 Canada geese 50 Greylag 1 Canada/greylag hybrid 1 Black-headed gull 25 Lesser black-backed gull 10 Herring gull 8 Greater black-backed gull 1 Grey heron 1   Saline lagoon: Cur

26 December 2017
Wildlife sightings 24/12/17

Wildlife sightings 24/12/17

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Shelduck 21 Shoveler (female) Herring gull 5 Teal 9 Black headed gull 151 Saline lagoon Common seal (on river 11.30am) Teal 12 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 2 Magpie Willow tit Nuthatch Treecreeper 2 Bullfinch 20 Go

24 December 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low     100% Frozen Lapwing - 1 Black-headed Gull - 7   Hawthorn Wood Greenfinch - 1 Robin - 1 Bullfinch - 10 Chaffinch - 9 Blue Tit - 7 Nuthatch - 1 Great Tit - 4 Coal Tit - 1   Other Birds Grey Heron

13 December 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low     100% Frozen Curlew - 200 Black-headed Gull - 30   Saline Lagoon     100% Frozen   Hawthorn Wood Robin - 5 Blackbird - 1 Dunnock - 1 Great Tit - 5 Blue Tit - 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

12 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/12/2017

Wildlife sightings - 11/12/2017

Wader Lake (AM, high tide, frozen): Mediterranean gull 1 Black-headed gull 169 Curlew 123 Starling 1 Lapwing 54   Saline lagoon (frozen): Herring gull 12 Black-headed gull 140+   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Jay 2 Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Bl

11 December 2017
Wildlife sightings 07/12/17

Wildlife sightings 07/12/17

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Shelduck 8 Black headed gull 30 Greater black backed gull Herring gull Gadwall 2 Saline lagoon Curlew 20 Eurasian teal 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Robin Bullfinch 8 Blue tit 4 Dunnock 2 Coal tit Great tit 6 Other bird

7 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 5/12/2017

Wildlife sightings - 5/12/2017

Wader Lake (AM , low tide): Eurasian teal 19 Herring gull 7 Lapwing 126 Canada goose 1 Shoveler 2 Shelduck 8 Greater black-backed gull 5 Kestrel (male) 1 Black-headed gull 66   Saline lagoon (AM, low tide): Kingfisher (male) 1 Curlew 15 Shelduck 1 &n

4 December 2017
Wildlife sightings 01/12/17

Wildlife sightings 01/12/17

a.m. low tide Wader Lake (90% frozen) Greater black backed gull 7 Herring gull 4 Black headed gull 22 Redshank Saline lagoon - 100% frozen - no birds Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Greenfinch Chaffinch 3 Dunnock Great tit 2 Blue tit 4 Other birds Black headed

1 December 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Lapwing - 29 Shoveler - 3 Redshank - 6 Curlew - 1 Teal - 5 Black-headed Gull - 27 Song Thrush - 1 Bullfinch - 9   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Teal - 22   Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted

29 November 2017