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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 - 21/012023

Wildlife Sightings - 21/012023

Weather: Clear/Bright,ColdRiver Wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake: FrozenJay - 1Great tit - 1Blue tit - 2Black bird - 1 (Footpath)Hawthorn wood:Great-spotted woodpecker - 1Bullfinch - 3Chaffinch - 5Dunnock - 1Robin - 1Nuthatch - 1Black bird - 3Coa

21 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 20/01/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 20/01/2023

Weather: coldRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake: 100% frozenKestrel - 1Grey Heron - 1Curlew - 3Black-Headed Gull - 92 (River wear)Herring Gull - 40Lesser-blacked backed Gull - 1 (2nd winter)Cormorant - 2Red-shank - 9Teal - 36Hawthorn wood:Greater

20 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 19/01/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 19/01/2023

Weather: Icy, FreezingRiver wear tide level: LowWader lake speciesCurlew - 1Lapwing - 3Sparrowhawk - 1Cormorant - 2Tufted duck - 5Grey Heron - 2Shoveler - 10Teal - 10Shelduck - 1Curlew - 1Redshank - 1Hawthorn wood bird feeding areaGreat spotted woodpecker

19 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 18/01/23

Wildlife Sightings - 18/01/23

Wader Lake Species FROZENLapwing - 10Carrion Crow - 3Blackbird - 1 femaleMagpie - 1Goldfinch - 35Siskin - 15Great Tit - 4Blue Tit - 1Wren - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBullfinch - 6Blue Tit - 5Robin - 1Great Tit - 3Chaffinch - 4Coal Tit - 1Gold

18 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 16/01/2023

Wildlife Sightings 16/01/2023

Weather: SnowRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 5Shelduck - 11Black-headed gull - 86Herring Gull - 76Lapwing - 22 Canada x Greylag hybrid - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 1Chaffinch -

16 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings- 14/01/2023

Wildlife Sightings- 14/01/2023

Weather: Cloudy / sunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader Lake:Canada Goose - 35Greylag Goose - 2Teal - 73Mallard -15Grey Heron - 2Shelduck - 16Black-headed Gull - 66Redshank - 1Lapwing - 45Moorhen - 2Curlew - 1Blue tit - 1 (Footpath)Hawthorn Wood:Lesser

14 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 13/01/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 13/01/2023

Weather: WindyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Grey Heron - 8Shell duck - 20Mallard - 36Teal - 21Black-headed Gull - 88Herring Gull - 3Greater-black-backed Gull - 1Curlew -63Black Tailed Godwit -2Lapwing -56Common Snipe -1Hawthorn Wood bird Feedin

13 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/23

Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/23

Weather: ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: MidAMWader Lake SpeciesLapwing 25Shelduck 13Sparrowhauk 1Teal 1Culew (flying over) 1River WearRedshank 18Teal 25Grey Heron 4 (3juv 1ad)Little Grebe 1Cormorant (flying over) 1Goldeney

12 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 10/01/23

Wildlife Sightings - 10/01/23

Weather: Raining/ColdRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 6Grey Heron - 1Shelduck - 10Shoveler - 1Black-headed Gull - 67Herring Gull - 140+Lapwing - 69Common Snipe - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit - 5Bullfinch - 3Treecreeper - 1

10 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 09/01/23

Wildlife Sightings - 09/01/23

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time/AMShelduck - 18Teal - 3Herring Gull - 19Black-headed Gull - 39Lapwing - 43Curlew - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch - 2Coal Tit - 4Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 maleBlue Tit - 3Chaffin

9 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 01/1/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 01/1/2023

Weather: Cloudy , Light RainRiver Wear: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 11Mallard - 10Shel-duck - 10Moorhen - 3Lapwing - 3Common crow -1 (Heron Hedge)Blackbird - 2 (Footpath)Hawthorn wood: Chaffinch - 18Stock Dove - 1Great tit - 4Blue tit - 4Great spotted woodpec

7 January 2023
Wildlife sightings - 06/01/2023

Wildlife sightings - 06/01/2023

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeLapwing 40Redshank 6Curlew 1Shelduck 16Mallard 32Teal 44Gadwall 2Grey heron 2Little grebe 1Hawthorn WoodBrambling 1Chaffinch 16Bullfinch 13Goldfinch 8Greenfinch 6Great-spotted woodpecker 2Nuthatch 1Treecreeper 1Long-tailed ti

6 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/23

Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/23

Weather: Sunny, light rain showerRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Species Time: AMGrey Heron - 4Canada Goose - 22Canada x Greylag Goose - 1Mute Swan - 3Shelduck - 22Gadwall - 4Teal - 90Tufted Duck - 10Lapwing - 45Redshank - 6Black-tailed Godwit -

4 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 03/01/2023

Wildlife Sightings 03/01/2023

Weather: Dull / DrizzleRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 7Lapwing - 45Canada Goose - 18Greylag - 20Canada / Greylag Hybrid - 1Shelduck - 3Black-headed Gull - 70Herring Gull - 40Hawthorn wood:Coal tit - 3Blackbird - 2Treecreeper - 1Robin - 2Du

3 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 02/01/2023

Wildlife Sightings 02/01/2023

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey heron - 1Lapwing - 5Black-headed gull - 53Herring gull - 9Mute Swan - 1Teal - 7Shelduck - 5Wigeon - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 2R

2 January 2023