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Chilean flamingos

ℹ️ Flamingos off show
Our flock of Chilean flamingos is currently being housed indoors. This is a temporary measure as a precaution to local avian influenza (bird flu).
We don't know how long this will last but we'll let you know as soon as they are safe to be back outdoors!
Thanks for your understanding.

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Sightings Update

Sightings Update

  Buzzard flew over Wader Lake at 1.30pm [...]

26 December 2011

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake A.M. Low Tide Curlew  14 Lapwing  12 Teal  94 Mallard  101 Shelduck  6 Wigeon  3 Kingfisher (yesterday PM Gully)   Haw [...]

23 December 2011

Todays sightings

Todays sightings

Wader Lake - Tide: Mid /Time: AM Starting to melt. Teal - 23 Shelduck - 7 Black-headed gull - 36 Lesser black backed gull - 1 Yesterday PM Curlew - evening roost - 600 [...]

21 December 2011

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

  Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: High Teal - 8 Wigeon - 3 Lapwing - 7   River Goosander - 1 Comorant - 9 Wigeon - 3 Mallard - 56   Reservo [...]

20 December 2011

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader lake The lake has frozen over. Teal - 16 Grey heron - 2 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch - 1 Tree creeper - 1 Coal tit - 16 Siskin - 15 Robin - 7 Bullfinch - [...]

19 December 2011

New sightings

New sightings

Throughout site Large numbers of teal Flocks (30-40)  of siskin and redwing competing for food   [...]

18 December 2011

New sightings

New sightings

WADER LAKE A.M. HIGH TIDE 100% FROZEN WIGEON 6 TEAL 13 MOORHEN 5 REDSHANK 1 LAPWING 26   HAWTHORN WOOD SISKIN 38 BULLFINCH 26 CHAFFINCH 20 GREENFINCH 7 [...]

17 December 2011

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake AM Mid Tide (100% Frozen) Black Headed Gull  6   River Wear Mallard  122 Teal  73 Grey Heron  4   Hawthorn Wood Great Spott [...]

16 December 2011

Sighting update

Sighting update

We have a fabulous flock of 30+ Siskin (plus some Goldfinch gatecrashers) working their way through the Alder on site! [...]

16 December 2011

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake AM (70% Frozen) Mid Tide Lapwing 14 Redshank 10 Teal 71 Wigeon 9 Shoveler 5 Gadwall 2 Grey Heron 5   Hawthorn Wood Willow Tit 2 Co [...]

15 December 2011

Sparrowhawk Surprise!

Sparrowhawk Surprise!

Our resident Sparrowhawk has just caught a tasty pigeon out on the Stream Channel. Visitors and staff were given a wonderful view. [...]

15 December 2011

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Hawthorn Wood - AM - Weather Conditions: Dry/Cold Bird Species Blackbird - 2 Blue Tit - 16 Bullfinch - 20 Carrion Crow - 2 Chiffchaff - 15 Dunnok - 2 Great Spotted Wood [...]

14 December 2011

Watch out, there's a water rail about!

Watch out, there's a water rail about!

A water rail has just surprised one of our wardens by dashing across his path at the ponds behing the duckery building. [...]

14 December 2011

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake/AM/Tide Mid Shelduck - 2 Mallard - 60 Teal - 52 Wigeon - 4 Black Headed Gull - 74 River Wear Cormorant - 7 Curlew - 8 Redshank - 11 Hawthorn Wood [...]

13 December 2011

Todays sightings

Todays sightings

Wader Lake  AM Mid Tide: Mallard - 32 Teal -  54 Wigeon - 10 Shelduck - 4 Shoveler -  2 Black Headed Gull - 15 Gadwall - 1 Redsh [...]

12 December 2011