Birdland Celebrates International Owl Awareness Day
Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water is dedicating a day to celebrate the magical world of the owl this weekend. Sunday, August 4th is International Owl Awareness Day and to mark the event, there will be a series of owl-based events and activities taking place at the popular Cotswolds’ attraction. [caption id="attachment_1677" align="alignright"...
Mini Ice-bergs treat fit for a King…..Penguin!
Birdland's king penguins enjoyed a welcome break from the hot weather this week. The penguins were able to cool off under their very own miniature shower and keepers provided them with a chilly reminder of their sub-Antarctic homeland in the shape of blocks of ice. Although they didn't last long,...
South American Owl Chick
A South American owl chick, which hatched out earlier this year, is being hand reared by keepers at Birdland. [caption id="attachment_1677" align="alignright" width="300"] South American Chaco Owl settles in at Birdland.[/caption] The two-month-old Chaco owl, which has yet to be named, has already more than quadrupled in size from its...
May Bank Holiday at Birdland
[caption id="attachment_1265" align="alignleft" width="150"] Birdland Penguin Shore display is fed daily at 2.30pm[/caption] The theming to the backdrop of Penguin Shore has been completed so this weekend you can see how they are settling in! As well as incorporating nesting sites for the Humboldt penguins. There is also be a...
Spring is in the Air!
[caption id="attachment_1518" align="alignleft" width="150"] Golden Conure at Birdland, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds[/caption] The Temmincks Tragopans, Red Billed Blue Pies & Black Necked Swans have all laid this week, with the Golden Conures and Yellow Shouldered Amazons sitting tight in their nest boxes. The Roul Roul Partridges are also nest building.
