caribbean flamingo
Flamboyance of Flamingo Chicks at Birdland
We are delighted that 2 Caribbean flamingo chicks have hatched weighing 85g & 105g. The new arrivals have been met with delight by the keepers at the Bourton-on-the-Water who incubated the eggs and have been rearing by hand. The chicks, who are just over four weeks old, are a whitish grey...
Species Spotlight – 19th of December 2014 Robin
For our final species spotlight of the year I thought we'd be a little different and have a look at one of our wild birds, who has also come to symbolise Christmas Robin Erithacus rubecula Not to be confused with the American Robin, our European Robin is a common...
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....
