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Missy & Seth do it again
Our oldest pair of King Penguins Seth & Missy have laid the first egg of the year. Missy, aged approximately 37, & Seth, 34, have paired up every year for the past few seasons and always produce eggs. Keepers have removed the egg and placed it in the incubator for...
Sir David Attenborough visits Birdland
This Friday saw Sir David Attenborough visit Birdland to do some work with our King Penguins. Filming for David Attenbouroughs Natural Curiosities took place before we opened for the public and involved Sir David sitting in amongst of group of 13 King Penguins & 9 Humboldts and discussing the similarities...
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.
New Theming for Penguin Shore
Penguin Shore is currently undergoing a face-lift by the experienced display theming team from Nautlius. The plan is to build an artificial rock wall placed along the back of the enclosure at varying heights. This will incorporate nesting sites for the Humboldt penguins. There will also be a sprinkler system...
EASTER ARRIVAL FOR BIRDLAND
Celebrating an early Easter arrival at Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water - a pair of Black-necked swans has hatched a chick. Native to South America, the pretty pair of swans arrived in late 2010 from a private breeder and quickly settled in to their new home on the Trout Pond. The beautiful...
HUMBOLDT PENGUINS ARRIVE AT BIRDLAND
The popular Penguin Shore exhibition at Birdland in Bourton on the Water has welcomed three new Humboldt Penguins to the community. The penguins arrived from Dudley Zoo and have quickly adapted to life with 7 Humboldts and 18 King Penguins in the Cotswolds. The penguins may look funny waddling on...
