Flamingo chick, 12 July 2014

Good picture . How many chicks did you see Chalklion ?

Bele said:

Good picture . How many chicks did you see Chalklion ?

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I was a Whipsnade yesterday too; I saw five chicks.

Tim May said:

I was a Whipsnade yesterday too; I saw five chicks.

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Thank you Tim . Can you remember when this flock last bred ? I cannot recall breeding in recent years .

I saw one small Caribbean flamingo chick at WWT Llanelli this morning , with about a dozen birds sitting on nests .

Tim May said:

I was a Whipsnade yesterday too; I saw five chicks.

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I have just read on the internet that seven flamingo chicks have been hatched at Whipsnade so far this year (although I definitely only noticed five myself yesterday).

I saw seven the week before, and five yesterday. There could of course be more.

Bele said:

Thank you Tim . Can you remember when this flock last bred ? I cannot recall breeding in recent years

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Over the decades of visiting Whipsnade I’ve seen young flamingo chicks many times but, I’m sorry, I cannot recall exactly when I last saw youngsters in this group.

Frustratingly, the ZSL Animal Inventories from 2006 onwards only list the total number of individuals of each species in the collection and no longer detail births / hatchings; arrivals; departures and deaths so it is impossible to refer to these to answer such questions.

Tim May said:

I was a Whipsnade yesterday too; I saw five chicks.

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Tim May said:

I have just read on the internet that seven flamingo chicks have been hatched at Whipsnade so far this year (although I definitely only noticed five myself yesterday).

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I was back at Whipsnade again today; this time I clearly saw seven flamingo chicks.