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Chilean flamingos off show

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 6/08/2023

Wildlife Sightings 6/08/2023

Weather: Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wade Lake Species

Avocet - 18
Lapwing - 63
Black-tailed godwit - 3
Redshank - 41
Dunlin - 1
Curlew - 72
Black headed Gull - 47
Common tern - 5
Grey heron - 24
Shelduck - 16
Teal - 2
Swift - 14

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Goldfinch - 4
Greenfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 4
Bullfinch - 1 + 1 juv.
GS Woodpecker - 1 + 1 juv.
Stock Dove - 3
Jay - 1
Dunnock - 3
Great tit - 11
Coal tit - 2

Wader Lake Footpath

Kestrel 1 f
Swallow - 1

The Lookout

Great tit - 3
Blue tit - 2
Chaffinch - 1
Bullfinch - 1

Saline Lagoon

Wood Pidgeon - 14
Lapwing - 4
Mallard - 11
Swallow - 2
feral pidgeon - 1

Mammals

Hedgehog @ The Lookout

Invertebrates

Peacock Butterfly x 1
Azure Damselfly x 1
Common Darter x 1
Small White Butterfly x 3

Flora/Fungi

Earthball x 1 @ Wader Lake Footpath
Musk Mallow x 1 @ Amphibian Ponds

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