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Birdland Keeper Returns from Peru After Joining Global Effort to Protect Endangered Penguins
13th November 2025 Birdland Park & Gardens’ Head Keeper Alistair Keen has returned from an unforgettable conservation mission in southern Peru, where he joined scientists and wildlife specialists from around the world to help protect one of the planet’s most threatened penguin species. As part of the Punta San Juan...
Penguins Enjoy a Freshly Filled Pool Thanks to Community Collaboration
Birdland’s Penguins are making a splash this week thanks to a collaborative effort between Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Thames Water, who joined forces to refill the pool at Penguin Shore, home to England’s only group of King Penguins. The recent dry weather has meant filling the Penguin Pool...
Birdland Welcomes Flamingo Chicks
Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water is celebrating a successful summer breeding season with the birth of seven greater flamingo chicks and several more eggs expected to hatch in the coming weeks. Among the proud parents is a remarkable 66-year-old male flamingo, continuing to defy age and contribute to the...
Four Penguin Chicks Hatch at Birdland
Birdland Celebrates Most Successful Humboldt Penguin Breeding Season in Years With An 83% Hatch Rate! It has been an exciting time for the team at Birdland Park and Gardens as all three of the established breeding pairs of Humbolt penguins laid two eggs each, resulting in the largest clutch since...
Birdland introduces Monthy BSL-Interpreted Keeper Talks
Birdland Enhances Accessibility with BSL-Interpreted Keeper Talks for popular Feeding Times schedule. Birdland Park & Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water is taking a significant step towards inclusivity by introducing British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters for its popular keeper talks. Starting this June and continuing on the first Saturday of each month until...
New Pelican arrival at Birdland!
New Pelican Arrival to Boost Birdland’s International Breeding Programme 2nd April 2025 A female pink-backed pelican from Germany is settling into her new home at Birdland as part of an international breeding programme for the species. The bird, which was born at Hagenbeck Zoo in Germany, is joining the Bourton-on-the-Water...
Birdland welcomes two new King Penguins!
Birdland Park & Gardens, renowned for its colony of king penguins, has welcomed two new females - a significant boost for the park’s breeding and conservation efforts. These new arrivals at the Bourton-on-the-Water wildlife attraction are the first post-Brexit bird imports and one of the few female king penguin additions...
Royal Surprise for keepers at Birdland
Right Royal Rumpus as Birdland Discovers King Penguin ‘Maggie’ is Actually ‘Magnus’ Keepers at Birdland Park & Gardens in the Cotswolds have had a royal surprise after discovering their ‘female’ king penguin, Maggie, who was brought in to boost their captive breeding programme eight years ago, is actually a male....
Birdland Keepers Celebrate First Ever Hatching of World’s Deadliest Chick
Keepers at Birdland in the Cotswolds have announced their first ever successful hatching of a southern cassowary chick, renowned as one of the world’s largest and most formidable flightless birds. The birth is a major milestone for the Bourton-on-the-Water wildlife attraction which has been trying to breed the giant birds...
