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Path closures and Chilean flamingos off show

Due to the current weather conditions, parts of our site are closed for safety. Please ask on arrival which areas are accessible that day. Our Chilean flamingo flock is also 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 - 04/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 04/03/2024

Weather: Bright & sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 24
Tufted Duck - 6
Shelduck - 31
Mallard - 17
Wigeon - 4
Teal - 6
Canada Goose - 5
Greylag Goose - 1
Mute Swan - 3
Lapwing - 19
Redshank - 1
Herring Gull - 39


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Coal Tit - 3
Blue tit - 10
Bullfinch - 3
Dunnock - 3
Blackbird - 1
Robin - 1
Great Tit - 8
Chaffinch - 7
Nuthatch - 2
Woodpigeon - 3


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Black-headed Gull (Wader Lake) - 198
Hybrid Black-headed Gull x Mediterranean Gull (Wader Lake) - 1
Siskin (North Wood) - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Spring Gill Wood) - 1
Little Grebe (River Wear) - 1
Goldeneye (River Wear) - 1
Reed Bunting (Amphibian Ponds) - 3
Long-tailed Tit (East Downs) - 4
Jay (Saline Lagoon footpath) - 1
Treecreeper (Hollowood) - 2

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