We have 9 species of birds currently on show at the zoo, many of which are part of conservation breeding programmes.
Our two common ostriches, Mary and Drummer, live by the entrance to the site.
In the Walled Garden, you can find Palawan peacock pheasant, East African grey-crowned crane, Bali starling, Sumatran laughingthrush, European turtle dove, Mauritian pink pigeon, African village weaver and Visayan tarictic hornbill.
African village weavers make amazing ball-shaped nests – look out for them in the trees in their aviary during their breeding season. Males weave the nests to attract a female and will destroy the nests that didn’t attract a mate!
A number of our bird species are classified as Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered and Extinct in the Wild by the IUCN and are part of conservation breeding programmes.
We currently have common ostriches to give our keepers experience working with these birds and their young. In the future, we are planning to change these for the Critically Endangered red-necked ostrich, which we will breed for conservation purposes.
The birds in the Walled Garden are housed in aviaries. Their homes have varied vegetation for shelter, plus plenty of perches.
The ostriches have an area by the entrance of the site, with sandy ground to dig in and fresh grass at the back of the area to graze.
Learn about our conservation work and see incredible rare species.
