white faced whistling duck
7th of November 2014 – Species Spotlight Edward's Pheasant
This week we saw more new arrivals into the park, one of them is subject of this weeks spotlight Edward's Pheasant Lophura edwardsi Endemic to the rainforests of Vietnam, the Edward's Pheasant is one of the rarest birds we keep here at Birdland. They are critically endangered and...
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...
Species Spotlight – White Faced Whistling Duck
Last week saw International Duck Day falling on the 13th of January so to mark the occasion, this weeks species spotlight falls upon one of our waterfowl White Faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Native to Northern & Central South America and Central Africa Diet: Consists of aquatic vegetation,...
31st of December 2013 – Review of the Year
For the last blog of year I thought we would have a look back over the year and review the year that was 2013 January: Cold weather was the theme for January with a couple of dustings of snow, as much as a foot in places. The penguins were...
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...
