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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 - 06/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 06/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 16 Redshank 18 Northern Lapwing 44 Shoveler 13 Eurasian teal 26 Eurasian wigeon Shelduck 6 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Reed bunting 1 Chaffinch 21 Bullfinch 26

6 February 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 05/02/17

Wildlife Sightings - 05/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron - 14 Northern Shoveler - 12 Oystercatcher - 2 Great Black-backed Gull - 1 Gadwall - 2 Lapwing - 67 Redshank - 31 Mute Swan - 6 Eurasian Shelduck - 19 Stock Dove - 1 Eurasian Teal - 42   Saline Lagoon Gre

5 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 03/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 24 Lapwing 30 Shelduck 8 Eurasian teal 23 Shoveler 2 Wigeon 1 Black-headed gull 18 Herring gull 4 Mute swan 2 Saline Lagoon Curlew 30 Eurasian teal 12 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 4 Dunnock 2 Robin 4 Lon

3 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 02/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 02/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 12 (herons have begun courtship and displaying) Northern lapwing 50 Shelduck 11 Kestrel 2 Coot 1 Teal 9 Saline Lagoon Curlew 25 Wigeon 1 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 6 Blue tit 10 Chaffinch 12 Goldfinch 3 Dunnock 4 R

2 February 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 1/2/17

Wildlife Sightings - 1/2/17

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Shelduck - 8 Mallard Grey Heron - 5 Lapwing - 40 Black-headed Gull - 12 Redshank - 1 Teal - 16 Shoveler - 8   Saline Lagoon Heron - 1 Curlew - 5 Shelduck - 8 Redshank - 1 Teal - 8   Hawthorn Wood Bull

1 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 31/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 31/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shoveler 8 Gadwall 2 Grey heron 1 Black-headed gull 35 Lapwing 20 Eurasian teal 13 Herring gull 2 Shelduck 8 Kestrel 1 (along footpath) Saline Lagoon Curlew 25 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 15 Chaffinch 10 Blue tit 6 Robin 3 Dunn

31 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 30/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Eurasian wigeon 3 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 2 (pair) Eurasian teal 26 Grey heron 1 Redshank 2 Eurasian shelduck 9 Northern lapwing 60 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 5 Eurasian shelduck 1 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper 1 Robin 9

30 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 29/01/17

Wildlife Sightings - 29/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (95% Frozen) Eurasian Shelduck - 1 Grey Heron - 2 Wigeon - 1 Sparrowhawk - 1 Jay - 1 Northern Lapwing - 16 Saline Lagoon (90% Frozen) Eurasian Teal - 2 Hawthorn Wood Reed Bunting - 1 Treecreeper - 1 Bullfinch - 16 Chaffinch

29 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 22/01/17

Wildlife Sightings - 22/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Grey Heron - 7 Eurasian Teal - 56 Northern Lapwing - 15 Redshank - 57 Shoveler - 3 Wigeon - 2 Eurasian Shelduck - 15 Black-headed Gull - 72 Melanic Jackdaw - 1 Carrion Crow - 2 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Eurasian Teal - 4

22 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings 16/1/17

Wildlife Sightings 16/1/17

A.M Tide Level HIGH Wader Lake Pochard (female) - 1 (first for several years) Black-Tailed Godwit - 1 Eurasian Teal - 42 Eurasian Shelduck -  12 Lapwing - 26 Shoveler - 5 Black-Headed Gull - 7 Wigeon - 2 Grey Heron- 2   Saline Lagoon   Eurasian

16 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 10/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 10/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Stock dove 1 Lapwing 47 Eurasian Shelduck 21 Eurasian Curlew 1 Jay 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Eurasian teal 12 Saline Lagoon Eurasian shelduck 2 Eurasian curlew 37 Wigeon 1 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 15 Great tit 6 Blue tit 3

10 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 06/01/17

Wildlife Sightings - 06/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake (60% Frozen) Curlew - 15 Shelduck - 8 Eurasian Teal - 20 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 60 Shelduck - 2 Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 1 Reed Bunting - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 & many other garden and woodland birds. Other birds

6 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 03/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Curlew 25 Black-headed gull 3 Eurasian shelduck 12 Eurasian teal 15 Saline Lagoon Curlew 36 Eurasian teal 2 Eurasian shelduck 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 1 Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Bullfinch 14 Coal tit 4 Blue t

3 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 28/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (100% frozen) Sparrowhawk 1 Northern lapwing 7 Canada Goose 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Black-headed gull 70 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Chaffinch 26 Robin 7 Blackbird Great spotted woodpecker 1 Willow tit 3 Blue tit 14 Gree

28 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 20/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 20/12/16

a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Curlew 30 Lapwing 65 Redshank 6 Shelduck 8 Saline Lagoon Curlew 20 Grey heron 2 Sparrowhawk Hawthorn Wood Reed bunting 1 Bullfinch 3 Robin 2 Chaffinch 8 Great tit 6 Blue tit 5 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Dunnock 3 Other bir

20 December 2016