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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 - 27/12/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 27/12/2022

Weather: dull

River wear tide level: high

A.M

Wader lake:

Lapwing - 2

Redshank - 2

Shelduck - 2

Canada Goose - 7

Greylag - 2

Hawthorn wood:

Chaffinch - 15

Coal tit - 4

Nuthatch - 1

Greenfinch - 2

Dunnock - 1

Black-bird - 2

Bullfinch - 5

Blue tit - 11

Great tit - 8

Goldfinch - 2

Other birds noted on site:

Cormorant - 1 (River wear)

Little grebe - 1 (River wear)

Black-headed Gull - 33 (River wear)

Jay - 1 (Wader lake footpath)

Willow tit - 1 (Hawthorn wood Scrub)

Teal - 31 (Saline Lagoon)

Grey Heron - 1 Saline Lagoon)

Herring Gull - 11 (Saline Lagoon)

Tree-creeper - 1 (Hawthorn wood)

Long-tailed Tit - 5 (South wood)

Tree-creeper - 1 (South wood)

Gold-crest - 1 (South wood)

Other wildlife species spotted around site:

Mammals:

Roe Deer - 2 (Hidden Meadow)


(Spotted by the public 2 groups of 4 roe deer - 10 (Spring Gill)

Invertebrates:

Harlequin Ladybird (Lagoon Hide)


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