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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 - 11/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 11/07/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 11 adults and broods of 4, 4, 3, 3 and 2 chicks Common snipe 2 Linnet 2 (pair) Common tern 58 adults and 71 juveniles Little ringed plover 3 Grey heron adult 1 and 4 juveniles Pied wagtail 3   Saline lagoon (AM, low

11 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 09/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 09/07/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid level): Avocets 11 adults and 16 chicks in broods of 4/4/3/3/2 Shelduck 3 (1 adult and 2 ducklings) Moorhen 9 Grey heron 10 (2 adults and 8 juveniles) Little ringed plover 1 Teal 5 Pied wagtail 2 Common tern 130 Common whitethroat 2 &n

9 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 06/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 06/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 32 (20 adults/2 chicks) Common Tern - 83 (56 adults/27 chicks) Northern Shoveler - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 4 (3 adults/1 chick) Shelduck - 5 (2ad

6 July 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/07/18

Wildlife sightings 05/07/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Avocet 19 + 12 chicks Lapwing 4 Redshank 9 Common tern 70+ Shelduck 1 + 2 chicks Grey heron 6 Pied wagtail 3 Saline lagoon Grey heron Redshank 15 Lapwing 2 Common sandpiper Avocet Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Pheasant 3 chicks Chaff

5 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 02/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (very dry) Avocet 33 (22 ad / 1 juv / 10 chicks) Pied wagtail 5 (1 ad / 4 juv) White wagtail 1 Common tern 88 Teal 5 Reed warbler 1 Saline Lagoon Redshank 11 Curlew 1 Canada goose 1 Lapwing 2 Hawthorn Wood Chiffchaff 1 Grea

2 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2018

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet + 3 broods of chicks (13): 29 Redshank: 3 Black tailed godwit: 2 Lapwing: 1 Common tern + young: 51 + 25 Little ringed plover: 1 Shelduck: 4 + 2 Grey heron: 11 Black headed gulls: 12 Saline Lagoon Redshank: 5 Lapwing

29 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2018

a.m. - Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet + 3 broods of 5 chicks: 36 + 1 juvenile Little ringed plover: 2 Redshank: 8 Lapwing: 6 + 2 chicks Common tern: 108 Black headed gull: 52 Grey heron: 27 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper: 1 Oystercatcher: 1 Grey heron:

28 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 24/06/2018

a.m. Tide: low Wader Lake Avocet 35 + 3 chicks Little ringed plover 2 Common tern 130 + 40 chicks Kestrel 2 juveniles Grey heron 2 adults + 15 juveniles Stock dove 1 Redshank 11 Lapwing 5 Shoveler 2 (pair) Pied wagtail 1 Black headed gull 30 Saline Lagoon

24 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 22/06/2018

a.m. - Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet 30 + 1 chick Lapwing 8 + 2 chicks Redshank 20 Oystercatcher 5 + 2 chicks Little ringed plover 2 Common tern 88 + 40 chicks Grey heron 24 Kestrel 1 adult + 3 juveniles Shoveler 4 Shelduck 8 Saline Lagoon Redshank 4

22 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 20/06/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Little stint (rare visitor to site) 1 Little ringed plover 1 Avocet 24 Shelduck 4 plus 8 chicks Common tern 74 plus 33 chicks Grey heron 22 Redshank 7 Black-headed gull 46 Lapwing 4 Pied wagtail 1   Saline lagoon (AM, high

20 June 2018
Wildlife Sightings 19/06/18

Wildlife Sightings 19/06/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Kestrel (juvenile) - 3 Avocet - 29 & 1 chick Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 73 & 35 chicks Black-headed Gull - 24 Grey Heron - 16 Redshank - 16 Teal - 4 Lapwing - 5 & 1 chick Swallow - 2 Saline Lag

19 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 18/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 18/06/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Kestrel juveniles 3 Avocet 29 adults and 1 chick Redshank 14 Stock dove 1 Oystercatcher 4 adults and 1 chick Grey heron 36 Common tern 70 adults and 36 chicks Little ringed plover 1 Shoveler 4 (two pairs) Shelduck 7 Lapwing 7 a

18 June 2018
Wildlife Sightings 13/06/18

Wildlife Sightings 13/06/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 32 & 1 chick Oystercatcher - 2 & 1 chick Gadwall - 3 female & 3 ducklings Shelduck - 9 & 20+ ducklings Common Tern - 150+ & 7 chicks Canada Goose - 10 Grey Heron - 34 Redshank -

13 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 12/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 12/06/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shoveler 3 Kestrel 4 (pair plus 2 chicks) Gadwall 8 Avocet 30 Lapwing 4 Shelduck 57 Swallow 3 Redshank 2 Canada goose 10 Grey heron 33 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 4 Oystercatcher 1 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 7 Chaffinc

12 June 2018
Wildlife sightings 10/06/18

Wildlife sightings 10/06/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Kestrel (female) Grey heron 9 + 24 juvenile Oystercatcher 4 + 2 chicks Lapwing 5 Common tern 160+ Little ringed plover Avocet 27 + 1 chick Black tailed godwit 4 Redshank 4 Shelduck 26 Saline lagoon Shelduck 4 Grey heron 1 Swallow

10 June 2018