One of the reasons I love working at Wingham Wildlife Park is because over the years we have done a lot of rehoming and rescue work, including many of the parrots on my section. Sometimes, when someone has purchased a parrot, they quickly realise that they can be an extremely challenging pet. Whilst upsetting, it…
October 11th each year is World Egg Day! Billions of eggs are produced around the world each year for our own consumption, so most of us are pretty familiar with eggs. Traditionally, World Egg Day is a day to celebrate how useful eggs are to humans as a food source, but I’d like to take…
Our group of guineafowl have been loving the summer holidays. We have four of these stunning birds, and they definitely believe that they run the park. I love how sassy our flock are, and despite their bald heads and faces, I think their plumage is gorgeous. They are impossible to miss when visiting as they…
I’ve just come back from a weekend in France, and of course birdwatching was the main activity during the trip. This has to be one of my favourite places for an easy weekend break. We’re so close to France here on the Kent coast that its often quicker to get there than it is to spend…
After being closed for several weeks for bird training, our Tropical House is now open again! We have been working hard with our group of rainbow lorikeets so that they are comfortable with eating some of their daily food allowance from visitors. I think that getting up close and personal to the birds like this…
Earlier this week we celebrated Valentine’s Day. So, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share with you some of our bird romances on the section. I think generally birds are seen as being a very romantic group of animals, with many birds forming loyal couples. But in fact, that’s not always the…
Okay, so I’ll admit, I wasn’t the most excited about Budgies before they joined our collection last year. However, since they arrived in April 2022, I’ve really grown to adore these bubbly little birds. I love listening to the male’s cheerful little vocalizations, they always seem to be chatting away to each other. More formally…
This summer we’ve been very excited to open the doors to our new nocturnal house. This enclosure is super interesting as the day and night cycles have been swapped around. Previously if you tried to get a glimpse of our Frogmouths you may have struggled to spot one as they don’t move about too much…
It’s Nature Photography Day! June 15th each year is a day to promote the enjoyment of nature photography and how images can be used to raise awareness of conservation both locally and globally. Photos can be invaluable in conservation directly, with ecologists often using photography banks to identify animals in the wild through their unique…
A Flamboyance of Flamingos, what a great description for a group of these marvelous birds. This week we celebrated International Flamingo Day. I don’t need any excuses to talk about how amazing Flamingos are, but every year on the 26th of April Flamingos have their own day to celebrate how special this group of birds…
