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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 14/08/17

Wildlife sightings 14/08/17

a.m. high tide Wader lake Lapwing 67 Redshank 33 Black headed gull 14 Black tailed godwit 7 Pied wagtail 7 Avocet 5 Ringed plover 3 Common tern 2 Ruff 2 Dunlin Curlew Saline lagoon Mallard 50 Redshank Grey heron Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk Jay Blue tit 3 Ro

14 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/08/17

Wildlife sightings - 11/08/17

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Shoveler 1 Avocet 5 Eurasian teal 6 Dunlin 1 Ruff 1 Redshank 22 Lapwing 74 Curlew 2 Common tern 8   Saline Lagoon: Black-headed gull 18 Eurasian teal 10   Hawthorn Wood: Lesser redpoll 2 Greenfinch 1 Blue tit 6 Great t

11 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 4/8/2017

Wildlife sightings - 4/8/2017

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 5 (2 adult and 3 juvenile) Dunlin 1 Little ringed plover 1 Lapwing 55 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 8 Common tern 3 Black-headed gull 22 Grey heron 9 Sparrowhawk 1 (female) Shelduck 8   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Will

4 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/08/17

Wildlife sightings - 03/08/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Redshank 18 Lapwing 30 Common tern 10 Black-headed gull 22 Greylag geese 35 Canada geese 6 Shoveler 1 Oystercatcher 2 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 6 Oystercatcher 1 Black-headed gull 16 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 4 Chaffinch 4 Dunnock

3 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 01/08/17

Wildlife sightings - 01/08/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 2 Swallow 4 Greylag geese 44 Common sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Ringed plover (juvenile) 1 Redshank 28 Grey heron 7 Lapwing 52 Black-headed gull 127 Avocet 2 Saline Lagoon Avocet 3 Black-headed gull 19 Green s

1 August 2017
Wildlife sightings Mon 31/07

Wildlife sightings Mon 31/07

Wader Lake Green sandpiper 2 Dunlin Lapwing 186 Common tern 11 Curlew 31 Common sandpiper Lesser black backed gull Avocet 5 Grey heron 10 Redshank 42 Shelduck 6 Saline lagoon Lapwing 4 Black headed gull 12 Hawthorn Wood Stock dove Jay Great spotted woodpe

31 July 2017
Wildlife sightings Fri 28/07

Wildlife sightings Fri 28/07

a.m. High tide Wader Lake Avocet 5 Lapwing 120 Common tern 60 Redshank 55 Shoveler 4 Teal 5 Black headed gull 82 Herring gull Oystercatcher 2 Saline lagoon Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch 3 Greenfinch

28 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/07/2017

Wildlife sightings - 26/07/2017

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 5 adult and 1 fledged young Dunlin 1 Oystercatcher 1 Teal 3 Lapwing 2 Little-ringed plover 127 Black-tailed godwit 1 Greylag goose 39 Common tern 69 Pied wagtail 2   Saline Lagoon: Canada goose 17 Black-headed gull

26 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 25/07/2017

Wildlife sightings - 25/07/2017

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 5 adult and 4 fledglings Shoveler 1 adult and 1 juvenile Grey heron 7 Black-tailed godwit 1 Redshank 9 Tufted duck 3 Lapwing 88 Shelducklings 6   Saline Lagoon: Black-headed gull 14 Lapwing 3   Hawthorn Wood: G

25 July 2017
sightings Sunday 23/07/17

sightings Sunday 23/07/17

a.m. low tide Wader lake Avocet 12 Little ringed plover Grey heron 10 Common tern 110+ Stock dove Redshank 6 Shelduck 9 Lapwing 65 Saline lagoon Common tern 4 Lapwing 6 Grey heron Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker (1 juvenile) Chiff chaff (1 juvenile

23 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/07/2017

Wildlife sightings - 21/07/2017

AM, low tide Wader Lake: Dunlin 1 Avocet 4 Grey heron 12 Redshank 17 Common tern 100 Black-headed gull 12 Lapwing 35 Shoveler 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Greenfinch 2 Chaffinch 4 Blue tit 6 Great tit 8 Robin 2 Jay 1

21 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 16/07/2017

Wildlife sightings - 16/07/2017

AM, high tide   Wader Lake: Pied wagtail (an adult + a juvenile) Grey wagtail Little egret 1 Redshank 15 Oystercatcher 5 Little ringed plover 1 Grey heron 12 Lapwing 37 Avocet 9 Curlew 1 Common tern 200+   Saline lagoon: Common sandpiper 1 Black

16 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 14/07/2107

Wildlife sightings - 14/07/2107

AM / high tide / Wader Lake: Avocet 12 Redshank 28 Lapwing 177 Ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 6 Common tern 218 Grey heron 14 Black-headed gull 350 Gadwall 20 Teal 2 Greenshank 1   Saline lagoon: Black-headed gull 132 Lapwing 36   Hawthorn Wood:

14 July 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 12 adults & 13 juveniles Grey Heron - 13 Gadwall - 2 Ringed Plover - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Teal - 1 male (eclipse plumage) Redshank - 2 adults & 7 ducklings Common Tern - 170   Saline

9 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 07/07/2017

Wildlife sightings - 07/07/2017

AM - low tide Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 2 Avocet 20 Redshank 3 Oystercatcher 3 Gadwall 2 Common tern 180+ Black-headed gull 60+ Teal 10 Lapwing 35 Swallow 12   Saline lagoon Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 2   Hawthorn Wood  Bullfinch 4 Blue tit 4

7 July 2017