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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 - 01/02/2018

Wildlife sightings - 01/02/2018

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Mute swan 1 Stock dove 7 Shelduck 27 Lapwing 90+ (very mobile thanks to a hunting sparrowhawk!) Grey heron 7 Black-headed gull 59 Common snipe 1 Eurasian teal 23 (17 male and 6 female) Sparrowhawk 1 (large mature female)  

1 February 2018
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Grey Heron - 11 Shelduck - 17 Lapwing - 105 Black-headed Gull - 52 Herring Gull (2 adults & 1 1st winter juvenile)  - 3 Eurasian Teal (36 male/31 female) - 67 Common Snipe - 3   Saline Lagoon    

31 January 2018
Wildlife sightings 29/01/18

Wildlife sightings 29/01/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Grey heron 12 Shelduck 21 Eurasian teal 27 Stock dove Greater black backed gull (2nd winter) Black headed gull 59 Shoveler (male) Common snipe 7 Canada goose 49 Canada/greylag cross Greylag Saline lagoon Greylag Curlew 2 Shelduck

29 January 2018
Wildlife sightings Sun 28/01/18

Wildlife sightings Sun 28/01/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Oystercatcher - 1st of the year Kestrel - male Shelduck 28 Tufted duck 23 Grey heron 8 - 1 pair in hedge, 6 singles Stock dove 3 Lapwing 33 Eurasian wigeon - pair Shoveler 3 Common snipe 11 Gadwall - pair Saline lagoon Eurasian te

28 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/1/2018

Wildlife sightings - 24/1/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Grey heron 4 (2 in hedge) Mallard 98 Eurasian teal 83 Eurasian wigeon 2 Lapwing 44 Shelduck 17 Common buzzard 1 (flying over, heading North East) Canada goose 1 Kestrel 1 Common snipe 10 Black-headed gull 25   Saline lagoo

24 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/01/18

Wildlife sightings - 22/01/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Grey heron (in hedge) 1 Lapwing 75 Herring gull: Adult 8, 2nd winter 1, 3rd winter 2 Black-headed gull 157 Common snipe 5 Shelduck 12 Shoveler 6 Eurasian teal 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Herring gull 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spot

22 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 17/01/2018

Wildlife sightings - 17/01/2018

Wader Lake (AM, low tide, partially frozen): Shelduck 15 Shoveler (one female, two males) 3 Lapwing 155 Eurasian teal (three pairs and two females) 8 Common snipe 2 Black-headed gull 58 Herring gulls - 8 adults, 2 first winter juveniles, 1 second winter j

17 January 2018
Wildlife sightings 10/01/18

Wildlife sightings 10/01/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Tufted duck 14 Greater black backed gull (2nd year juvenile) Black headed gull 52 Lapwing 62 Canada goose 2 Eurasian teal 16 Redshank 2 Shelduck 23 Mallard 20 Carrion crow 2 Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 2 Curlew (on meadow) 47 Haw

10 January 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/01/18

Wildlife sightings 05/01/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Black tailed godwit Lapwing 50 Canada goose 55 Greylag goose 5 Canada/greylag cross Shoveler 6 Shelduck 25 Eurasian teal 20 Curlew Snipe 3 Black headed gull 30 Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 21 Redshank Lesser black backed gull 5 Ha

5 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 3/1/18

Wildlife sightings - 3/1/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Lapwing 10 Teal 22 Wigeon 1 Shelduck 10 Shoveler 8   Saline Lagoon (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Teal 18 Black-headed gull 44   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldcrest 1 Nuthatch 1 Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Willo

3 January 2018
New Year's Day wildlife sightings

New Year's Day wildlife sightings

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Canada goose 82 Canada/greylag cross 1 Greylag goose 5 Shelduck 16 Shoveler 6 Teal 30 Redshank 6 Lapwing 15 Saline lagoon Curlew 5 Kingfisher Black headed gull 324 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 (2 male, 1 female) Nuthat

1 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/17

Wildlife sightings - 28/12/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Shelduck 12 Lapwing 20 Canada goose 35 Black-headed gull 80 Herring gull 3 Lesser black-backed gull 4 Shoveler 1 Redshank 1 Saline Lagoon 100% frozen Hawthorn Wood Great tit 15 Blue tit 10 Dunnock 2 Bullfinch 12 Willow tit

28 December 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 27/12/2017

Wildlife Sightings - 27/12/2017

Tide level, a.m.: high Wader Lake Shelduck 15 Lapwing 12 Eurasian teal 18 Tufted duck 5 Canada goose 20 Black-headed gull 25 Lesser black backed gull 4 Herring gull 12 Saline Lagoon Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 6 Chaffinch 8 Nuthatch 1 Dunnock 1 Blu

27 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/12/2017

Wildlife sightings - 26/12/2017

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Shoveler (male) 1 Eurasian teal 50 Shelduck 25 Canada geese 50 Greylag 1 Canada/greylag hybrid 1 Black-headed gull 25 Lesser black-backed gull 10 Herring gull 8 Greater black-backed gull 1 Grey heron 1   Saline lagoon: Cur

26 December 2017
Wildlife sightings 24/12/17

Wildlife sightings 24/12/17

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Shelduck 21 Shoveler (female) Herring gull 5 Teal 9 Black headed gull 151 Saline lagoon Common seal (on river 11.30am) Teal 12 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 2 Magpie Willow tit Nuthatch Treecreeper 2 Bullfinch 20 Go

24 December 2017