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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 - 20/06/17

Wildlife sightings - 20/06/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Swift 2 Stock dove 1 Avocet 20 + 20 young/juvenile/fledglings Lapwing 31 Oystercatcher 3 Ringed plover 2 Shoveler 1 Whitethroat 1 Redshank 3 Common tern 120+ (+ young chicks) Saline Lagoon Avocet 5 (pair and fledglings) Red

20 June 2017
Wildlife sightings 18 June

Wildlife sightings 18 June

a.m. tide level - high Wader lake Kestrel (juveniles) 2 Avocet 24 + 18 chicks Grey heron 12 Redshank (juveniles) 3 Oystercatcher 2 Little ringed plover 1 Tufted duck 5 Common tern 85+ Saline lagoon Oystercatcher 1 Lapwing 2 Redshank 4 Hawthorn wood Jay 2

18 June 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 15.6.17

Wildlife Sightings - 15.6.17

Am    Tide/High   Wader Lake Ringer Plover - 2 Avocet - 23 + 18 Chicks Oystercatcher - 12 Lapwing - 12 Gadwall - 5 + 12 Ducklings Common Tern - 100 + 1 Chick Shelduck - 30 + 6 Ducklings   Saline Lagoon Lapwing 2 + 4 Chicks Shelduck - 2  

15 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 14/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 14/06/2017

AM mid tide Wader Lake Kestrel 1 adult and 3 juvenile Little ringed plover 2 Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 1 Avocet 23 adults and 21 chicks Shoveler 3 Shelduck 26 Common tern 90+   Hawthorn Wood feeding station Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Chaffi

14 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 09/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 09/06/2017

AM low tide Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 2 Avocet 27 adults and 20 chicks Oystercatcher 4 adults and 1 juvenile Lapwing 21 Redshank 4 Little ringed plover 2 Grey heron 26 Common tern 140 Black-headed gull 60 Stock dove 4 Gadwall (two new broods) 8 adult

9 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 07/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 07/06/2017

Including a site record of 50 avocet   AM mid tide   Wader Lake Avocet 25 adults and 22 young = 47 Shoveler 1 Oystercatcher 1 Black-tailed godwit 2 Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 3 Common tern 110+ Grey heron 11 Sand martin 5   Saline Lago

7 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 02/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 02/06/2017

AM high tide Wader Lake: Avocet 26 adults + 15 chicks Lapwing 12 adults + 8 chicks Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 2 Black-tailed godwit 1 Ringed plover 2 Little-ringed plover 2 Black-headed gull 25 Common tern 105+ Shelduck 20 adults + 12 ducklings   Salin

2 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 31/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 31/05/2017

AM mid tide Wader Lake: Avocet 27 adults + 12 chicks Oystercatcher 2 adults + 1 chick Lapwing 10 adults + 9 chicks Ringed plover 2 Little-ringed plover 2 Redshank 2 Common tern 175 Black-headed gull 83 Grey heron 11 adults + 22 juveniles Shoveler 3  

31 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 30/05/17

AM mid tide Wader Lake: Avocet 26 adults + 11 chicks Common terns 117 Oystercatcher 2 Shoveler 2 Black-tailed godwit 1 Ringed plover 1 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 3 Lapwing 17 adults + 9 chicks Grey heron 25   Saline Lagoon: Oystercatcher 2 Shel

30 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 28/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 28/05/2017

a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 17 + 12 chicks Lapwing 18 + 11 chicks Shoveller 4 Gadwall 3 Ringed Plover 1 Black tailed godwit 1 Shelduck 27 + 11 young Common tern 125+ Oystercatcher 2 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Grey heron 3

28 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 27/05/2017

a.m. Tide level: mid-low Wader Lake Common tern 105+ Avocet 20 + 8 chicks Black headed gull 15 Shelduck 18 Gadwall 3 Lapwing 10 + 5 chicks Tufted duck 6 Saline Lagoon Avocet 1 Eurasian teal 2 Tufted duck 10 Shelduck 4 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 2 Dunnock 1 G

28 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2017

AM very low tide   Wader Lake : Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 1 Swift 2 Eurasian starling (flying over) 14 Common tern 126+ Eurasian teal 2 Kestrel 1 (female) Northern shoveler 2 Grey heron 28   Saline lagoon: Avocet 2 Shel

24 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 21/05/17

AM, mid tide   Wader Lake: Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 + 3 chicks Ringed plover 2 Shoveler 1 Gadwall 2 Swift 3 Common tern 126+ Kestrel (pair observed food passing) 2 Lapwing 16 + 4 chicks Black-headed gull 32   &

21 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2017

AM high tide   Wader Lake: Common tern 105 Avocet 27 adults and 6 chicks Ringed plover 2 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 4 Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 1 Lapwing 20 adults and 12 chicks Black-headed gulls 18   Saline lagoon: Avocet 2

17 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 15/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 15/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 29 + 6 chicks Oystercatcher 3 Grey heron 22 Redshank 2 Ringed plover 2 Common tern 102+ Black-tailed godwit 1 Shoveler 2 Tufted duck 5 Gadwall 2 Stock dove 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Avocet 3 Tufted duck 9 Shovel

15 May 2017