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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 - 27/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 27/05/2017

a.m. Tide level: mid-low Wader Lake Common tern 105+ Avocet 20 + 8 chicks Black headed gull 15 Shelduck 18 Gadwall 3 Lapwing 10 + 5 chicks Tufted duck 6 Saline Lagoon Avocet 1 Eurasian teal 2 Tufted duck 10 Shelduck 4 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 2 Dunnock 1 G

28 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2017

AM very low tide   Wader Lake : Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 1 Swift 2 Eurasian starling (flying over) 14 Common tern 126+ Eurasian teal 2 Kestrel 1 (female) Northern shoveler 2 Grey heron 28   Saline lagoon: Avocet 2 Shel

24 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 21/05/17

AM, mid tide   Wader Lake: Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 + 3 chicks Ringed plover 2 Shoveler 1 Gadwall 2 Swift 3 Common tern 126+ Kestrel (pair observed food passing) 2 Lapwing 16 + 4 chicks Black-headed gull 32   &

21 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2017

AM high tide   Wader Lake: Common tern 105 Avocet 27 adults and 6 chicks Ringed plover 2 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 4 Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 1 Lapwing 20 adults and 12 chicks Black-headed gulls 18   Saline lagoon: Avocet 2

17 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 15/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 15/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 29 + 6 chicks Oystercatcher 3 Grey heron 22 Redshank 2 Ringed plover 2 Common tern 102+ Black-tailed godwit 1 Shoveler 2 Tufted duck 5 Gadwall 2 Stock dove 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Avocet 3 Tufted duck 9 Shovel

15 May 2017
WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 13/05/17

WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 13/05/17

WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 17 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 14 + 14 chicks Redshank - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Ringed Plover - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Grey Heron - 26 Common Tern - 107 Shoveler - 3   SALINE LAGOON / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 4 Oystercatch

13 May 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Lapwing (6 broods) - 30 + 14 chicks Avocet - 18 Black-tailed Godwit - 12 Redshank - 4 Oystercatcher - 3 Common Tern - 10 Black Headed Gull - 8 Grey Heron - 26 + 20 young Gadwall - 5 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 4  

5 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 02/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 02/05/2017

AM high tide   Wader Lake Avocet 17 Ringed plover 2 (pair) Black-tailed godwit 15 Northern shoveler 5 Oystercatcher 3 Redshank 4 Swallow 3 Common tern 22 Gadwall 3 Shelduck 18 Tufted duck 9   Saline Lagoon Mute swan 2 Avocet 5 Oystercatcher 1 Tu

2 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 01/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 01/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Common tern 14 Northern shoveler 4 Avocet 24 Oystercatcher 4 Northern lapwing 29 + 2 chicks Redshank 4 Gadwall 3 Black-tailed godwit 14 Mute swan 2 Swallow 2 Tufted duck 4 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Shelduck 10 Grey heron 1 Gr

1 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/04/2017

Wildlife sightings - 30/04/2017

AM high tide Wader Lake Common tern 3 Dunlin 1 Black-tailed godwit 15 Shoveler 6 Gadwall Avocet 20 Lapwing 24 Oystercatcher 4 Tufted duck 6 Lesser black-backed gull 2   Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Mute swan 1 Gadwall 1 Great black-backed gull (second wint

30 April 2017
Wildlife sightings 28/04/17

Wildlife sightings 28/04/17

am low tide Wader Lake Avocet 16 Lapwing 32 Redshank 6 Oystercatcher 6 Ringed plover 2 Black tailed godwit 10 Common snipe 2 Grey heron 33 adult, 21 chicks on nest, 3 chicks fledged Shoveler 5 Gadwall 4 teal 6 Saline lagoon Avocet 4 Redshank 2 Oystercatch

28 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/04/2017

Wildlife sightings - 26/04/2017

AM low tide   Wader Lake Avocet 21 Common snipe 2 Black-tailed godwit 6 Black-headed gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 12 Grey heron 28 Lapwing 31 +2 chicks Tufted duck 6 Northern shoveler 3   Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercat

26 April 2017
Wildlife sightings 25/04

Wildlife sightings 25/04

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Great black backed gull (2nd winter) Black tailed godwit 14 Stock dove 2 Redshank 3 Avocet 20 Gadwall 4 Northern shoveler 4 Shelduck 15 Kestrel (male) Lapwing 30 + 1 chick Eurasian teal 5 Saline lagoon Avocet 3 Northern shoveler 2

25 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 21/04/17

AM mid tide   Wader Lake Lapwing 39 Avocet 20 Black-tailed godwit 23 Gadwall 3 Great black-backed gull 1 Oystercatcher 2 Common snipe 3 Ringed plover 2 Eurasian shelduck 10 Grey heron 35   Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Black-tailed godwit 2 Oystercatch

21 April 2017
Today's wildlife sightings 19/04/17

Today's wildlife sightings 19/04/17

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Ringed plover 4 - nest scraping on edges of shingle islands Little ringed plover Redshank 7 Mute swan Black tailed godwit 21 Eurasian teal 13 Gadwall 3 Lapwing 39 Wigeon (male) Avocet 23 Shoveler 3 Saline lagoon Avocet 3 Shelduck

19 April 2017