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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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Latest sightings

Wildlife sightings - 28/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 28/12/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Shelduck 5 Grey heron 1 Lapwing 85 Black-headed gull 46 Redshank 20 Water rail (Paddy Fleming Hide) 1   Saline lagoon (AM, mid-high tide): Curlew 33 Teal 41 Grey heron 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spot

28 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 26/12/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Teal 44 Shoveler 3 Lapwing 30 Shelduck 2 Grey heron 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 38 Teal 54 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 6 Siskin 1 Nuthatch 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Goldfinch 6 Robin 3 Chaffinch 8 Coal tit 1 Bullfinch 10 Redpoll

26 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 24/12/18

a.m Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Water rail 1 Snipe 6 Shelduck 9 Teal 13 Saline Lagoon Sparrowhawk 1 Shelduck 1 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Chaffinch 9 Nuthatch 1 Willow tit 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Bullfinch 6 Blue tit 5 Coal tit 4 Great tit 9 Other bird

24 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 21/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 21/12/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Mute swan 2 Shelduck 8 Shoveler (male) 1 Teal 8 Grey heron 3 Lapwing 26 Water rail 2   Saline lagoon (AM, low tide): Curlew 1 Shelduck 1 Grey heron 1   Hawthorn wood feeding station: Great-spotted woodpecker 3 Nuthatch

21 December 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 19/12/18

Wildlife Sightings - 19/12/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Great Black-backed Gull - 1 Herring Gull - 1 Black-headed Gull - 22 Redshank - 4 Shelduck - 10 Teal - 9 Grey Heron - 2   Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Curlew - 3   Hawthorn Wood Jay - 3 Robin - 6 Dunnoc

19 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 13/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 13/12/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Lapwing 44 Teal 6 Shelduck 9 Shoveler 1 Wigeon 2 Black-headed gull 26 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 17 Great tit 10 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 5 Nuthatch 2 Bullfinch 12 Chaffinch 9 Robin 3 Great spotte

13 December 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 12/12/18

Wildlife Sightings - 12/12/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Shelduck - 16 Teal - 8 Black-headed Gull - 5 Water Rail (Paddy Fleming hide) - 1 Wigeon - 1   Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch - 2 Bullfinch - 13 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 Coal Tit - 5 Goldfinch - 4 Great Tit - 7

12 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 5/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 5/12/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Common snipe 3 Teal 15 Grey heron 1 Water rail (Paddy Fleming hide) 1   Saline lagoon (AM, low tide): Teal 5   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted woodpecker 4 (three female, one male) Nuthatch 1 Great tit 6 B

5 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 4/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 4/12/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Water rail 1 Snipe 3 Kestrel 1 (female)   Saline lagoon (AM, mid tide): Snipe 1 Kingfisher (heard)   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Treecreeper 1 Nuthatch 2 Jay 1 Willow tit 1 Blue tit 8 Great tit 7 Bullfinch 2 Robin 2

4 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 2/12/2018

Wildlife sightings - 2/12/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Snipe 14 Water rail (Diageo Hide) 1 Redshank 51 Teal 66 Shelduck 12   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Jack snipe (flew towards golf course) 1 Grey heron 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Willow tit 1 Great tit 6 Chaff

2 December 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/18

Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Water Rail - 2 (1 Paddy Fleming hide & 1 Northumbrian Water hide) Redshank - 8 Common Snipe - 5 Lapwing - 12 Curlew - 4 Shelduck - 10 Teal - 48 Grey Heron - 5 Black-headed Gull - 186   Saline Lagoon Sh

30 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/11/18

Wildlife sightings - 28/11/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Shoveler (three male and one female) 4 Shelduck 14 Teal 18 Water rail (Paddy Fleming Hide) 1 Tufted duck 35   Saline lagoon (AM, mid-high tide): Teal 28 Redshank 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted wo

28 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 27/11/18

Wildlife sightings - 27/11/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid/low Wader Lake Water rail 1 Teal 3 Snipe 7 Kestrel 1 Shelduck 7 Buzzard 1 Redwing 6 Saline Lagoon Teal 7 Black-headed gull 31 Shelduck 2 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Great tit 5 Willow tit 1 Bullfinch 3 Blue tit 4 Coal tit

27 November 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 22/11/18

Wildlife Sightings - 22/11/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Canada Goose - 39 Shelduck - 4 Teal - 2 Redshank - 1 Black-headed Gull - 3   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/Low Shelduck - 2 Teal - 2 Black-headed Gull - 6   Hawthorn Wood Great Tit - 3 Wil

22 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 14/11/18

Wildlife sightings - 14/11/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Grey heron 2 Shoveler (3 pairs) 6 Shelduck 6 Lapwing 3 Teal 14   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Teal 71 Redshank 1 Shelduck 2   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Nuthatch 1 Willow tit 2 Magpie 2 Great-spotted woodpecker

14 November 2018