Lesser Flamingos at Blackbrook, 12/06/10

I did not see these when I visited mad I missed them though! how many lesser flamingos did they have?

arthurparkinson said:

I did not see these when I visited mad I missed them though! how many lesser flamingos did they have?

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They only ave the 2,but i believe they plan to move them to Hillside to join the breeding flock of Lesser Flamingos kept there.

hillside i've not herd of them,i would think slimbridge would be the best place as they are able to breed them glad they are being moved to a bigger group though

hillside is the private part of blackbrook that has a group of around 60 Lesser Flamingos

They've bred at Hillside.

why is it private? first i've herd of hillside but its good to know there is another flock of lessers in the Uk

It used to be open to the public but closed some time ago. I would guess the very small size of the site and rather awkward road access were a factor.

It was open for the weekend a couple of weeks ago as part of the National Gardens Scheme. There is a still a nice collection of waterfowl and the huge flock of Lesser Flamingos, including a couple of birds still not quite in adult plumage.

There are some photos here: United Kingdom - Other Gallery

This is the Lesser flock: http://www.zoochat.com/722/hillside-open-day-08-08-10-a-166489/

I've never seen lessers before,am really pleased to learn about this flock and that they are breeding,looks like a nice flock and place for them to lvie they must be happy if they are breeding,were they fully winged it does not look like they are wing clipped.thanks for showing me them! must visit if it is open again

At least some of them seemed fully-winged (but may just be youngsters who haven't been 'got-at' yet!).