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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...