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6/12/2013 – Breezy Birdland
Yesterday was rather a wind swept day to say the least, not as bad as other parts of the country, but still strong enough to cause a few concerns. High winds can sometimes be an issue for us here as those familiar with the park will know that we have...
Week 34 – Wonderful Windrush Wildlife
I'm very fortunate that whilst I'm working I can also indulge in one of my favourite past times, watching wildlife. The site at Birdland is blessed with a variety of habitats with woodland, river and some open areas. All this means that we have a variety of native flora and...
Week 33 – In the Headlines again
Wow, what a week. This week we have had local, national and even international exposure with the story that Missy, one of our King Penguins, could well be the oldest penguin in the world today. This all started when I saw a zoo in Denmark claiming to have the worlds...
Week 32 – Educating Rita….& John, Lisa, Matthew ………….
The Summer holidays have kicked in this week and we have been busy, busy, busy. With daily visitor numbers going up it means the keepers are in full swing on the education & entertainment front. When I first started at Birdland nearly 12 years ago we used to do...
Week 31 – Owls
This week sees us celebrate International Owl Awareness Day this coming Sunday. We will be holding a Meet a Keeper Owl special as well as having a guided Owl Tour in the afternoon where you can follow a keeper around in the afternoon as they feed the owls. We currently...
Week 30 – In the News
This weeks blog is a catch up of the last two weeks going on in the park. We’ve had quite a bit of media exposure over the fortnight and with the Summer Holidays upon us, that can only be a good thing. The first bit of coverage appeared...
Week 28 – It's a boy………or girl?!
This week we have been catching up some of the birds that we are uncertain as to what gender they are. With many species of bird there are obvious differences between the sexes. You can go on size (male flamingos are taller, female Owls are larger), by colour (think male...
