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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 23-1-22

Wildlife Sightings 23-1-22

Weather: CloudyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeLapwing - 27Redshank - 2Shelduck - 8Teal - 74Shoveler - 11Wigeon (2m,2f) - 4Mute Swan - 3Tufted duck - 1Herring Gull - 7Black-headed Gull -

23 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 22-1-22

Wildlife Sightings 22-1-22

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: MildRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeMute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 8Shelduck - 20Wigeon - 2Shoveler - 10Teal - 26Tufted Duck - 2Grey Heron - 8B.H. Gull - 21Common Buzzard (Heron Hedge

22 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 21-1-22

Wildlife Sightings 21-1-22

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeMute Swan - 2Shelduck - 20Shoveler - 13Wigeon - 2Teal - 11Tufted Duck - 12Canada Goose - 80Greylag - 2Lapwing - 36B.H. Gull - 132Herring Gull -

21 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings -20/01/2022

Wildlife Sightings -20/01/2022

Weather: brightWind speed: noneRiver wear tide level: midA.MWade lake:Buzzard - 1Mute swan - 2Shelduck - 8Tufted duck - 10Teal - 6Lapwing - 10Shoveler - 5Black-headed Gulls - 158Moorhen - 5Herring Gulls - 50Canada goose - 42Greylag goose - 2Coot - 1Crow -

20 January 2022
wildlife Sightings -19/01/2022

wildlife Sightings -19/01/2022

Weather: Bright Windspeed: lowRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Mute swan - 2Shelduck - 20Shoveler 11Teal - 15Tufted duck - 8Wigeon - 2Canada goose 1Black-heade Gulls - 63Herring Gulls - 5Lapwing - 5Saline Lagoon:Common snipe - 1Other birds noted ar

19 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 18-01-22

Wildlife Sightings 18-01-22

Weather: Frosty, coldWind Speed: n/aRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeWigeon - 2Curlew - 14Moorhen - 3Herring Gull - 2Crow - 2Shelduck - 9Shoveler (6m,3f,3m 1st year) - 12Coot - 2Canada Goose - 1Lapwing

18 January 2022
wildlife Sightings -17 /01/2022

wildlife Sightings -17 /01/2022

Weather: Sunny / FrostyWindspeed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.M Wader lake:Shelduck - 10Mallard - 6Shoveler - 5Teal - 3Mute swan - 1Black-headed Gulls - 68Lapwing - 16 Coot - 2Herring Gulls - 51Buzzard - 1Wigeon - 2Moorhen - 4Saline lagoon:Other birds

17 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 16-01-22

Wildlife Sightings 16-01-22

Weather: Overcast-drizzleWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeTeal - 8Shelduck - 21Wigeon (2m,1f) - 3Shoveler (3m, 1f) - 4Lapwing - 30Saline Lagoon-Hawthorn Wood HideLong-tailed tit - 6Wren - 1Nuthatch

16 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 15-01-22

Wildlife Sightings 15-01-22

Weather: Bright, mistWind speed: NoneRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeMute swan - 2Teal - 26Lapwing - 46Shelduck - 30Heron - 4Shoveler duck (1f, 4m, 3 1st year m moulting) - 8Buzzard (tree line) - 1Wigeon (m)

15 January 2022
wildlife Sightings -14 /01/2022

wildlife Sightings -14 /01/2022

Weather: SunnyWind speed: lightRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Mute swan - 2Canada goose - 1Shelduck - 26Wigeon - 3shoveler - 8Teal - 12Mallard - 8Tufted duck - 2Lapwing - 16Redshank - 3Curler - 30 (low over the lake)Saline lagoon: (Frozen)Other b

14 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/22

Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/22

Weather: Sunny, CloudyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighTufted Duck - 1Shelduck - 26Coot - 4Grey Heron - 3Shoveler - 3Lapwing - 27Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 36Greylag Goose - 1Wigeon - 2 (1 male, 1 fema

12 January 2022
Wildlife sightings - 11/01/2022

Wildlife sightings - 11/01/2022

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeCanada goose 20Greylag 1Shelduck 20Lapwing 14Shoveler 3Teal 5Mute swan 2Redshank 3Black-headed gull 12Tufted duck 5Buzzard 1Saline LagoonKingfisher 1Hawthorn WoodJay 1Bullfinch 2Robin 2Blackbird 2Great tit 3Chaffinch 2The Lo

11 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 10/01/22

Wildlife Sightings - 10/01/22

Weather: BrightWind Speed: NoneRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighCanada Goose - 12Greylag Goose - 1Shelduck - 16Grey Heron - 3Lapwing - 5Redshank - 9Shoveler - 8 (1 female, 6 male, 1 juvenile)Tufted Duck - 1 femaleWige

10 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 8/01/22

Wildlife Sightings 8/01/22

Weather: Light rain/ OvercastWind Speed: Light/MidRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake (40% Frozen)Shelduck - 34Shoveller - 12Gadwall - 2Wigeon - 4Teal - 210Mallard - 17Coot - 4Moorhen - 6Little Grebe - 1Herr

8 January 2022
wildlife Sightings - 06/01/2022

wildlife Sightings - 06/01/2022

Weather: Cloudy/ frosty Wind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Shoveler - 13Little Grebe - 1Coot - 2 Black- Headed Gulls - 42Herring Gulls - 4Shelduck - 1Mute swan - 4Saline lagoon: / FrozenOther birds nothed around site:Long-Tailed tits -

6 January 2022