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10th of October 2014 Species Spotlight – Tawny Frogmouth
This week we look at one of the more unusual looking members of the park Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouths are found throughout Australia, including Tasmania. They are closely related to the Nightjar, found here in the UK. There are 3 species of Frogmouth and the Tawny is Near...
26th of September 2014 – Species Spotlight Southern Ground Hornbill
This week we spotlight Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri The largest of the Hornbills, Southern Ground Hornbills are one of two members of the Ground Hornbill family, the other being the Abyssian Ground Hornbill which we also keep. They are found in open grassland, savannahs & woodlands of...
13th of September 2014 – Species Spotlight King Penguin Chick
Apologies for the late bloggage, a combination of difficulty getting on the website, a now mobile baby and the topic of this weeks blog means I ran out of time yesterday! This week we have been thrilled to announce the hatching of the first King Penguin chick in the...
5th of September 2014 – Species Spotlight Hawaiian Goose
This week saw the arrival of a new species for us so what better than to blog about them Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis Also known as the Nene, Hawaiian Geese are only found on the islands of Hawaii, where they are the state bird. Listed as vulnerable,...
4th of July 2014 Species Spotlight – Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove
This week we focus on one of our two species of Bleeding Heart Dove Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove Gallicolumba luzonica As with the other species of Bleeding Heart Dove we keep (the Bartlett's), Luzons are a member of a family of ground doves found in South East Asia. They...
20th of June 2014 Species Spotlight – Striated Caracara
This week we take a look at our only Bird of Prey in the park Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis With only 500 breeding pairs in the wild, the Striated Caracara is one of our rarest inhabitants and they are listed as near threatened. In the past they were heavily...
13th of June 2014, Species Spotlight – Azure Wing Magpie
This week we highlight a species who fledged 2 chicks Azure Wing Magpie Cyanopica cyana There are 2 distant sub species of the Azure Wing, with one population (the one we keep) found in China, Japan & Korea, and the other located in Spain and Portugal. They inhabit...
25th of April 2014 – Species Spotlight King Penguin
Today is World Penguin Day so I’m really left with no choice but to spotlight our star attraction King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonica patagonica Found in the wild along the Northern edge of Antarctica and on many sub-Antarctic islands including South Georgia, the Falklands and Deception, King Penguins are one...
7th of March 2014 – Species Spotlight Southern Lapwing
The spotlight this week falls on Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Native and widespread in South America where various sub-species are located around the continent. They tend to frequent cultivated fields and damp meadows, which probably explains why I saw several in Argentine whilst filming Winter Wipeout in 2011....
