Birdland Park & Gardens News from Birdland

Had some questions I wished to have answers to... in case anyone has been recently.

Are the western plantain-eaters still present? Couldn't find them when I went in January 2025

What's the current species list for the desert house? When I went in January there weren't any lapwings and it seemed a bit 'empty'
 
On April 20th, the zoo announced that 2+ domestic chickens (breed(s) not specified) hatched, which are on exhibit.

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Two female King Penguins are on the way to Birdland from Wuppertal Zoo this week. Youngsters born in 2021 and 2023 respectively.

On March 21st, the zoo announced they named the penguins French and Saunders, respectively.

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On March 26th, the zoo announced they acquired a female (0.1) pink-backed pelican from Tierpark Hagenbeck in Germany, which is on exhibit.

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On April 19th, the zoo announced that a grey peacock-pheasant hatched, which is on exhibit.

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On June 9th, the zoo announced that 4 Humboldt penguins hatched.

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On June 19th, the zoo announced that 3 blacksmith plovers hatched, marking the first time Birdland successfully bred the species since 2021, which are on exhibit.

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On July 4th, the zoo announced that 3 cattle egrets hatched.

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On July 16th, the zoo announced that a southern lapwing hatched, which was being raised by the facility's pair of masked lapwings.

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On July 21st, the zoo announced that 7 greater flamingos hatched, which are on exhibit.

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On August 8th, the zoo announced that 4 fulvous tree ducks hatched, which are on exhibit.

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On September 27th, it was announced that the zoo acquired 4 northern bald ibises from Parc zoologique de Paris in France.

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* Worth mentioning that the zoo acquired a male (1.0) Coscoroba swan from Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire in November 2024, and a female (0.1) Bali myna from Dartmoor Zoo in Devon in December 2024. Also worth mentioning there were several hatchings of various bird species in 2024 not mentioned including greater flamingo, grey peacock-pheasant, southern lapwing, and Swainson's lorikeet, among others.
 
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