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Writhedhornbill

Writhedhornbill

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I'm thinking of going over Half-term.

What species does this park keep of particular interest?
Do they still keep Pauxi Unicornis (Horned curassow)?

Any more comments?
 
Haven't been for a number of years (04/5) but they keep a surprisingly large variety of species for a place that is free to enter (or was so when I went; the cost is in visiting the hall). I won't try an recall everything they had but those of note: marabou, several species of curassow/guans, large walk-through African aviary, cranes, hornbills, and mixed condor/ringed teal aviary. Some of the older aviaries aren't much to look at but you will enjoy wandering around for a couple of hours.
 
Writhedhornbill said:
I'm thinking of going over Half-term.

What species does this park keep of particular interest?
Do they still keep Pauxi Unicornis (Horned curassow)?

Any more comments?
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According to ISIS they still have them, unfortunately the birds have not been updated since March.
 
I haven't been for a year or so, but they did have ground and red-billed hornbills and another medium large species with black plumage (I can't remember the name :(). Also wattled crane, white-winged wood duck, hammerkop, a brush turkey, lots of spreo starlings and a sprinkling of parrots.

Alan
 
I went on 3rd May for the first time and i thouh the colection was really good. Some of the species are:

Spinx Guan
Southern Helmeted Currasow
Brush Turkey
Common Piping Guan
Western Grey Plantain Eater
Hartlaubs Touraco
Green Oropendola

and many more other small gems
 
gentle lemur said:
I haven't been for a year or so, but they did have ground and red-billed hornbills and another medium large species with black plumage (I can't remember the name :(). Also wattled crane, white-winged wood duck, hammerkop, a brush turkey, lots of spreo starlings and a sprinkling of parrots.

Alan
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I have a feeling that other hornbill is a Black Hornbill. That said, it's not listed on ISIS.
 
Perhaps. That'd be the other option. I know there's just one and it live(d) up in the top aviaries, beyond the African walkthrough on the left hand side.

I have Lotherton photos if anyone wants to see:-
[thumb=1004;500;DSC_0017.JPG]Lothertons African Aviary[/thumb]
[thumb=999;541;DSC_0005.JPG]Lotherton Aviaries[/thumb]
[thumb=1000;541;DSC_0002.JPG]Lotherton Aviary[/thumb]
[thumb=1001;541;DSC_0011.JPG]Aviary[/thumb]
[thumb=1002;541;DSC_0014.JPG]African Aviary[/thumb]

I find it weird how many people think Lotherton is a good set up- its certainly not bad- particularly as it's free and some of the birds kept there are unusual. Its a good collection, but I can't help but think that they are not displayed as well as they ought to be. I find the aviaries a little tired and shabby, and many of the waterfowl are kept as 1.0.0 or 0.1.0. I think it was much better when I used to visit as a young child- its a shame.

I remember they used to have quite an ambitious 'masterplan' (if you can call it that). There was a plan to divide the park up into zoogeographic regions- the current condor aviary and rhea paddock would see the basis of the Neotropical section, the Oceania part would be the newer top aviaries, (where the black/trumpeter hornbill and seriemas are), The African aviary and ground hornbill paddock would be the African section, and I seem to think the middle area with the ponds and little paddocks would be Eurasia. So little of this plan has been implemented since the construction of the big aviary, no doubt due to a lack of cash.

I have to say though, their condor aviary is excellent, its very naturalistic and quite roomy. If the whole bird garden was finished to this standard I think the park would top notch.
 
^Chris^ said:
Perhaps. That'd be the other option. I know there's just one and it live(d) up in the top aviaries, beyond the African walkthrough on the left hand side.

I have Lotherton photos if anyone wants to see:-
[thumb=1004;500;DSC_0017.JPG]Lothertons African Aviary[/thumb]
[thumb=999;541;DSC_0005.JPG]Lotherton Aviaries[/thumb]
[thumb=1000;541;DSC_0002.JPG]Lotherton Aviary[/thumb]
[thumb=1001;541;DSC_0011.JPG]Aviary[/thumb]
[thumb=1002;541;DSC_0014.JPG]African Aviary[/thumb]

I find it weird how many people think Lotherton is a good set up- its certainly not bad- particularly as it's free and some of the birds kept there are unusual. Its a good collection, but I can't help but think that they are not displayed as well as they ought to be. I find the aviaries a little tired and shabby, and many of the waterfowl are kept as 1.0.0 or 0.1.0. I think it was much better when I used to visit as a young child- its a shame.

I remember they used to have quite an ambitious 'masterplan' (if you can call it that). There was a plan to divide the park up into zoogeographic regions- the current condor aviary and rhea paddock would see the basis of the Neotropical section, the Oceania part would be the newer top aviaries, (where the black/trumpeter hornbill and seriemas are), The African aviary and ground hornbill paddock would be the African section, and I seem to think the middle area with the ponds and little paddocks would be Eurasia. So little of this plan has been implemented since the construction of the big aviary, no doubt due to a lack of cash.

I have to say though, their condor aviary is excellent, its very naturalistic and quite roomy. If the whole bird garden was finished to this standard I think the park would top notch.
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From my opinion the park is very good, considering the presumably low budget for the collection. As always there are plenty of areas that need updating but tell me which zoos don't.
 
Heres a list of the species that i saw at Lotherton Hall for the first time i think they still have at least 1 of each of them left.
Grey-headed Chachalaca
Blue-throated Piping Guan
Australian Brush-turkey
Cape Teal
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Common Mynah
 
I went to Lotherton Hall today, after being stuck in Traffic for nearly four hours. I was impressed by the collection of Birds, but I was disappointed by the way some of the birds were displayed (Particularly those birds in the tiny cages in the wall)

I saw all the birds I wanted to, apart from the the Eastern grey Plantain eater and My views of the Piping guan were awful (still got a picture though..)

Lotherton still keeps Horned curassow, and I saw them and took some great pictures of the pair, which were in one of the nicer aviaries at the park.

I also have two species I'm not sure of a thrush, and something more interesting. The more interesting species is either a spix's guan, or a Grey headed Chachalaca. I' am more bothered about the Cracid than the thrush, so could people please show their opinions, as I'd like to know what it is....

I also saw the display of the Grey Peacock pheasant (again!)

There are going to be more pictures on the gallery, so could people please rate them for me....

EDIT: Here is the link for the unknown Cracid species:

Cracid?? - Photo Gallery
 
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