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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 - 04/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 04/09/18

a.m. Tide level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet (1 ad 1 juv) 2 Redshank 31 Common snipe 3 Black-tailed godwit 2 Black-headed gull 13 Pied wagtail 3 Swallow 3 Saline Lagoon Redshank 3 Green Sandpiper 1 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Bu

4 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 03/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 03/09/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 26 Teal 45 Avocet 2 Snipe 8 Redshank 35 Black-tailed godwit 1 Dunlin 2 Stock dove 2 Common sandpiper 1 Black-headed gull 29 *Possible water rail heard briefly* Saline Lagoon Little egret 1 Grey heron 1 Greenshank

3 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/09/18

Wildlife sightings - 02/09/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Common snipe 7 Black-tailed godwit 6 Avocet 2 Teal 13 Redshank 27 Stock dove 5 Grey heron 1 Greenshank 2 Green sandpiper 1 Pied wagtail 4 Lapwing 39 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Snipe 2 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted w

2 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 01/09/18

Wildlife Sightings - 01/09/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 2 (1 adult & 1 juvenile) Black-tailed Godwit - 10 Greenshank - 3 Green Sandpiper - 1 Common Snipe - 11 Redshank - 46 Lapwing - 30 Common Gull - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 (1 adult & 2 juven

1 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 31/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 31/08/2018

Tide level a.m.: mid Wader Lake Curlew 4 Black-tailed godwit 12 Redshank 47 Greenshank 1 Green sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Lapwing 26 Avocet 1 adult + 1 juvenile Grey heron 1 Teal 65 Water rail (briefly heard calling ) 1 Saline Lagoon Black headed gull 4 Curlew

31 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 30/08/18

Wildlife sightings - 30/08/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Common snipe 3 Green sandpiper 1 Redshank 6 Avocet 1 Black-tailed godwit 5 Lapwing 41 Grey heron 3 Teal 4 Swallow 7 Black-headed gull 47 Lesser black-backed gull 1   Saline lagoon (AM, mid tide): Greenshank 1 Redshank 8 &nb

30 August 2018
wildlife sightings 29/08/18

wildlife sightings 29/08/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Shelduck Black tailed godwit 3 Common snipe 13 Avocet (juvenile) Redshank 6 Lapwing 150 Dunlin 2 Green sandpiper Pied wagtail Black headed gull Saline lagoon Redshank 3 Teal 8 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 5 Great tit 3 Chaffinch 4 Coal

29 August 2018
Wildlife sightings 27/08/18

Wildlife sightings 27/08/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Lapwing 210 Teal 21 Redshank 6 Snipe 3 Grey heron Swallow Shelduck Avocet Green sandpiper Saline lagoon Lapwing 4 Teal 7 Grey heron Curlew Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 5 Great tit 5 Coal tit Willow tit Robin Sparrowhawk (male) Greenfinc

27 August 2018
Wildlife sightings 25/08/18

Wildlife sightings 25/08/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Avocet Lapwing 2 Pied wagtail Green sandpiper Herring gull (juveniles) 2 Saline lagoon Green sandpiper Common snipe Grey heron Lapwing Common sandpiper Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 3 Goldfinch 16 Willow tit Greenfinch 9 Chaffinch 13 Ja

25 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2018

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 2 (1 adult, 1 juvenile) Grey heron 5 Lapwing 65 Common snipe 6 Dunlin 2 Green sandpiper 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldfinch 25 Blue tit 9 Chaffinch 11 Coal tit 3 Greenfinch 10 Great tit 7 Bullfinch 4 Robin 1

24 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 22/08/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Lapwing 283 Black-tailed godwit 1 Common tern 6 Dunlin 1 Avocet 1 Redshank 12 Common snipe 13 Lesser black-backed gulls 3 (1 adult and 2 juveniles)   Saline lagoon: Common snipe 1 Greenshank 1 Green sandpiper 1 Curlew 1 &nb

22 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2018

Tide level a.m.: mid Wader Lake Lapwing 275 Avocet 2 adults 3 juveniles Little egret 1 Common snipe 4 Redshank 20 Common sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Saline Lagoon Green sandpiper 2 Common snipe 2 Curlew 1 Grey heron 2 Teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecke

21 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 17/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 17/08/2018

Tide level a.m.: High Wader Lake Avocet 7 adult 2 juvenile Lapwing 61 Pied wagtail 2 Black tailed godwit 3 Shelduck 1 Common tern 7 Snipe 13 Common sandpiper 1 Redshank 25 Black headed gull 9 adult 7 juvenile Greylag goose 3 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Redsha

17 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 15/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 15/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 9 (7 adult & 2 young) Shelduck - 2 Lapwing - 42 Common Tern - 6 Snipe - 16 Redshank - 3 Little Grebe - 1 Pied Wagtail - 1 Grey Heron - 1   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/High Teal

15 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 14/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 14/08/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Lapwing 23 Grey heron 1 Common tern 11 Avocet 7 (6 adult and 1 young) Northern shoveler 7 Gadwall 2   Saline lagoon: Teal 3 Lapwing 4 Canada goose 45   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Bullfinch 3 Goldfinch 4 Great-

14 August 2018