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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 - 08/06/18

Wildlife Sightings - 08/06/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Wood Sandpiper - 1 Avocet - 22 + 2 young Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 2 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Lapwing - 10 Black-tailed Godwit - 4 Common Tern - 110 Black-headed Gull - 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull -

8 June 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 07/06/18

Wildlife Sightings - 07/06/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 22 + 4 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 6 + 1 juvenile Oystercatcher - 2 + 1 chick Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 122 Black-headed Gull - 36 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Shelduck - 12 +

7 June 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/06/18

Wildlife sightings 05/06/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Grey heron 24 Shoveler 1 Shelduck 10 + 11 ducklings Avocet 21 + 2 chicks Black headed gull 44 Common tern 101+ Black tailed godwit 11 Little ringed plover 2 Gadwall 11 Redshank 2 Lapwing 4 Saline lagoon Shelduck 4 + 10 ducklings

5 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 03/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 03/06/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 26 Sedge warbler 1 Gadwall 29 Tufted duck 17 Lapwing 10 Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 4 Eurasian teal 2 Shoveler 3 Oystercatcher 2 Common tern 160+   Saline lagoon: Avocet 1 Shelduck 2   Hawthorn Wood hide: J

3 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 31/5/2018

Wildlife sightings - 31/5/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Common tern 120+ Avocet 22 Shelduck 24 + 22 chicks Lesser black-backed gull 1 Little ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 3 Gadwall 17 Lapwing 6 + 1 chick Shoveler 1 Grey heron 15   Saline lagoon: Shelduck 5   Hawthorn Wood f

31 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 28/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Pochard (flew east) 1 Avocet 23 Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 5 Kestrel 1 Redshank 2 Black-tailed godwit 10 Shoveler 6 Common tern 139+ Gadwall 15 Shelduck 22 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Lapwing 1 Other birds Whitethroat - 1

28 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/05/2018

Wildlife sightings - 26/05/2018

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet: 32 + 5 chicks (2 broods) Oystercatcher 2 Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 2 Lapwing 8 Black-tailed godwit 2 Common tern 152 (46 nesting/on eggs) Black headed gull 32 Mute swan 2 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 1 Redshank 2 Haw

26 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 24/05/18

Wildlife Sightings - 24/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Avocet - 35 + 4 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 1 Grey Heron - 12 Common Tern - 110+ Northern Shoveler - 5 Black-headed Gull - 20 Black Tailed Godwit - 8 Redshank - 5 Oystercatcher - 1   Saline Lagoon Oysterc

24 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/18

Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Avocet - 34 + 5 chicks Lapwing - 10 + 1 chick Oystercatcher - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 10 Redshank - 3 Common Tern - 130 Black-headed Gull - 30   Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 1 Shel

23 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/18

Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 36 + 3 chicks (9 nests + 2 broods of chicks) Lapwing - 14 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Grey Heron - 27 adults + 16 chicks Common Tern - 160

19 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 17/5/18

Wildlife Sightings - 17/5/18

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level - Mid  Avocet - 36 Black-Tailed Godwit - 2 Redshank - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Lapwing - 8 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 110 Black-Headed Gull - 21 Grey Heron - 33 + 15 young     Saline Lagoon A.M Tide Level - 

17 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings 13/05/18

Wildlife Sightings 13/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 36 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 14 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 3 Common Tern - 60 Black-headed Gull - 30 Grey Heron - 33 Swift - 3 Shoveler - 5   Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 2 Oystercatcher - 2

13 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings 12/05/18

Wildlife Sightings 12/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 38 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 10 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 6 Common Tern - 70 Black-headed Gull - 12 Grey Heron - 40 + 10 young Teal - 2 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 4   Saline Lagoon Whimbrel

12 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018

Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018

Tide level a.m.: low Wader Lake Avocet 38 (8 nesting) Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 12 + 5 young Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 3 Common tern 16 Black headed gull 22 Lesser black backed gull 2 Grey heron 30 + 10 young Shoveler 4 Shelduck 21 Saline Lagoon Lapwi

11 May 2018
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Mute Swan - 8 Avocet - 28 Gadwall - 5 Oystercatcher - 2 Grey Heron - 20 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 28 Black-headed Gull - 15   Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 7 Oystercatcher - 2 Gadwall - 1   Ha

10 May 2018