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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 - 03/09/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 03/09/2022

Weather: Light rainRiver wear tide level: High(am)Wader Lake SpeciesWater Level LowBlack - Tailed Godwit 16Greenshank 4Redshank 53Lapwing 48Common Snipe 5Ruff 1Whimbrel 1Curlew 45Common Tern (3ad + 5juv) 8B.H.Gull

3 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings 02/09/2022

Wildlife Sightings 02/09/2022

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 1Black-headed gull - 42L_BB Gull - 2Common Snipe - 6Redshank - 32Greenshank - 3Lapwing - 28Ruff - 1Black-tailed godwit - 8Common Tern (5 juv

2 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 1/09/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 1/09/2022

Weather: Overcast/ BreezyRiver Wear tide Level: highA.MWader Lake:Black-tailed Gadwit - 18Curlew - 21Redshank - 51Greenshank - 2Lapwing - 96Avocet - 5Common Snipe - 6Ruff - 1Grey Heron - 1Common Tern - 6Teal - 32Black-headed Gull - 58Saline Lagoon:Lapwing

1 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings 31/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings 31/08/2022

Weather: Rain, OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 7Black-tailed godwit - 10Common Snipe - 4Ruff - 1Curlew - 6Lapwing - 27Redshank - 14Common tern - 3Grey heron - 1Teal - 14Gadwal

31 August 2022
Wildlife Sightings 30/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings 30/08/2022

Weather ..Sunny and breezyRiver Wear Tide Level..midWader Lake SpeciesLapwing -48Avocet -8Black Tailed Godwit -6Curlew -4Common Snipe -5Grey Heron -3Gadwall -8Teal -40+Common Tern -6Black Headed Gull -24Lesser Black Headed Gull -1Saline Lagoon SpeciesLap

30 August 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 29/08/22

Wildlife Sightings - 29/08/22

Weather: Overcast, light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: High/MidWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: LowBlack-tailed Godwit - 27Teal - 61Snipe - 5Ruff - 1Curlew - 4Avocet - 7Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2Lapwing - 37Black-headed Gull - 6Common Tern

29 August 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 28/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 28/08/2022

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear tide Level: midA.MWader Lake:Avocet - 8Lapwing - 108Curlew - 2Ruff - 1Common Snipe - 10Common Tern - 5Grey Heron - 3Canada Goose - 5Greylag - 1Black-headed Gull - 4Jackdaw - 2Saline Lagoon:Other Birds noted Around Site:Whimbrel -

28 August 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 27/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 27/08/2022

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 7Black-tailed Godwit - 10Ruff - 1Dunlin - 1Common Snipe - 3Lapwing - 22Common Tern - 12Bill Gull - 20Teal - 16Gadwall - 10Shoveler - 2Saline Lagoon Species Lapwing - 6Other Bird Species N

27 August 2022
wildlife Sightings - 26/05/2022

wildlife Sightings - 26/05/2022

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: lowA.MWade Lake:Avocet - 7Black-tailed Godwit - 7Ruff - 1Dunlin - 1Comon Snipe - 7Lapwing - 30Redshank - 2Common Tern - 14Teal - 12Shoveler - 2Gadwell - 5Stock Dove - 2Grey Heron - 4Saline Lagoon:Lapwing - 10Grey Heron

26 August 2022
Wildlife Sightings 25/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings 25/08/2022

Weather: Overcast, rainyRiver Wear Tide Level : LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 72Dunlin - 1Snipe - 3Ruff - 1Gadwall (10m, 12f) - 22Shoveller - 1(f)Black-tailed godwit - 7Lapwing - 38Avocet - 9 + 2 juvCommon tern

25 August 2022
Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2022

Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2022

Wader Lake (AM, low tide):Avocet 11Black-tailed godwit 7Ruff 1Dunlin 1Lapwing 68Common snipe 3Common tern 6Black-headed gull 2Teal 30Gadwall 9Hawthorn Wood and The Lookout feeding stations:(HW)Coal tit 3Greenfinch 7Nuthatch 1Dunnock 1Sparrowhawk 1Robin 2(

24 August 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/2022

Weather: warm,light+ breezy some cloudRiver Wear Tide Level: lowA.MWader Lake:Black-tailed Godwit - 33Avocet - 8Ruff - 1Dunlin - 1Lapwing - 47Curlew - 2Common Snipe - 1Common Tern - 20Grey Heron - 3Black-headed Gull - 6Saline Lagoon:Lapwing - 7Black-heade

23 August 2022
Wildlife Sightings 22/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings 22/08/2022

Weather: Rainy, OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 55Black-tailed godwit - 27Lapwing - 77Grey heron - 1 juvSnipe - 6Dunlin - 1Ruff - 1Shoveler - 1Gadwall (1m,1f) - 2Avocet - 11Curle

22 August 2022
Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2022

Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2022

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeBlack-tailed godwit 4Avocet 11Ruff 1Dunlin 1Redshank 29Curlew 20Lapwing 20Common tern 29Grey heron 14Lesser black-back gull 1Black-headed gull 106Saline LagoonLapwing 15Lesser black-back gull 2Canada goose 5Hawthorn WoodGreen

22 August 2022
Wildlife sightings 20/08/2022

Wildlife sightings 20/08/2022

Weather overcastRiver Wear .HighWader Lake SpeciesTeal -41Black Tailed godwit -12Grey Heron -1+1JuvLapwing -102Curlew -25Lesser Black Black Gull -1Ruff -1Common Tern -22Black Headed Gull -151+5 juvSwallow -4Mallard-5+3 juvDunlin-1Red shank -31Saline Lago

20 August 2022