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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 17/04/17

Wildlife sightings 17/04/17

a.m. mid tide Wader lake Little egret Avocet 19 shoveler 2 ringed plover 3 tufted duck 15 Black tailed godwit 23 Oystercatcher 2 Kestrel redshank 22 common snipe 4 gadwall 2 Saline lagoon grey heron avocet 4 gadwall 2 Hawthorn wood siskin 2 Great spotted

17 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 16/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 16/04/17

AM high tide Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 32 Avocet 23 Lapwing 20 Grey heron 23 Shelduck 16 Redshank 11 Shoveler 4 Oystercatcher 1   Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Lapwing 2 Mute swan 2 Common snipe 2 Eurasian teal 14 Gadwall 2   Hawthorn Wood Goldfin

16 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 15/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 15/04/17

AM high tide Wader Lake Avocet 20 Gadwall 9 Shelduck 31 Grey heron 20 +5 juveniles Shoveler 1 Black-tailed godwit 28 Lapwing 32 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 10 Oystercatcher 1 Eurasian Teal 20   Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Lapwing 1 Shelduck 9 Eurasian

15 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 12/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 12/04/17

AM, mid tide   Wader Lake: Ringed plover 3 Avocet 21 Common snipe 5 Redshank 6 Oystercatcher 2 Pied wagtail 1 Black-tailed godwit 31 Kestrel 1 Northern lapwing 25 Stock dove 2   Saline lagoon: Black-tailed godwit 1 Avocet 4 Shoveler 2 Oystercatc

12 April 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 24 Shelduck - 23 Northern Shoveler - 8 Black-tailed Godwit - 28 Northern Lapwing - 24 Grey Heron - 31 + 11 chicks Common Snipe - 6 Mallard - 7 + 11 chicks Canada Geese - 9 Greylag - 5 Black-headed Gull

9 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 07/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 07/04/17

AM, LOW TIDE Wader Lake Avocet 24 (site total 28) Lapwing 16 (with seven nests) Redshank 10 Black-tailed godwit 20 Common snipe 8 Jack snipe 1 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 23 Mute swan 7 Grey heron 30 +9 chicks   AM, LOW TIDE Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Oyste

7 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 05/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 05/04/17

AM, high tide Wader Lake: Grey heron 26 Redshank 28 Northern shoveler 9 Northern lapwing 25 Avocet 19 Black-tailed godwit 28 Gadwall 2 Common snipe 7 Mute swan 2 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 14   AM, high tide Saline lagoon: Shelduck 16 Eurasian curlew 1

5 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 03/04/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 28 Grey heron 16 Lapwing 28 Redshank 40 Black-headed gull 13 Shelduck 11 Avocet 19 Shoveler 7 Oystercatcher 2 Common snipe 9 Eurasian teal 8 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Stock dove 2 Shelduck 12 Oystercatcher

3 April 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 02/04/17

Wildlife Sightings - 02/04/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed Godwit - 26 Kestrel - 1 Teal - 16 Avocet - 19 Shoveler - 6 Grey Heron - 25 Coot - 4 Tufted Duck - 6 Lapwing - 27 Redshank - 38 Common Snipe - 3 Oystercatcher - 4 Black-headed Gull - 11 Saline Lagoon Oystercatc

2 April 2017
Wildlife Sightings -28/3/17

Wildlife Sightings -28/3/17

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level: Low   Avocet 19 Shelduck 34 Northern Shoveler 13 Common Snipe 10 Mute Swan (mating/courting) 1 pair Lapwing 22 Gadwall 9 Oystercatcher 4 Kestrel 1 (female) Redshank 4 Coot 4 Domestic Duck 1 Tufted Duck 3 Lesser Black-Backe

28 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 25/03/17

Wildlife Sightings - 25/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey Heron (20 Nests) - 36 Mute Swan - 2 Avocet - 21 Shelduck - 20 Lapwing - 30 Shoveler - 4 Gadwall - 2 Redshank - 2 Black-headed Gull - 12 Common Snipe - 1 Teal - 6 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Gadwall - 4 Curlew - 1 L

25 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 15/03/17

Wildlife Sightings - 15/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Kestrel - 1 Avocet - 19 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Eurasian Teal - 10 Wigeon - 2 Grey Heron - 45 Tufted Duck - 12 Shoveler - 6 Shelduck - 8 Gadwall - 2 Saline Lagoon Avocet - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Mute Swan - 1 Gadwall - 2 Wigeo

15 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 09/03/17

Wildlife Sightings - 09/03/17

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level: Mid Avocet - 12 Oystercatcher - 6 Stock Dove - 1 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 8 Teal - 7 Grey Heron - 35 Redshank - 21 Lapwing - 43 2nd Winter Common Gull - 1 Shelduck - 26 Kestrel - 2 Saline Lagoon A.M Tide Level: Mid Kingfisher - 1

9 March 2017
TODAYS SIGHTINGS

TODAYS SIGHTINGS

WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 10 Oystercatcher - 4 Redshank - 36 Lapwing - 82 Common Snipe - 6 Wigeon - 10 Gadwall - 8 Teal - 61 Shelduck - 44 Shoveler - 10   SALINE LAGOON / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 4 Curlew - 2 Shelduck - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 &n

8 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 6/3/17

Wildlife Sightings - 6/3/17

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level: High Avocet - 11 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 89 Mute Swan - 1 Redshank - 32 Shoveler - 4 Grey Heron - 43 Teal - 4 Wigeon - 8 Common Snipe - 14   Saline Lagoon A.M Tide Level: High Shelduck - 2 Stock Dove - 2 Teal - 6 Oyst

6 March 2017