A group of 12 greater flamingos have joined our flamingo group as part of a strategy to boost numbers. In the wild, flamingos can live in groups numbering thousands and they prefer to lay eggs in the protection of these large groups.

We hope that these recent additions will encourage the flamingos to replicate this natural behaviour. 

Flamingos build their nests from mud by standing over a chosen site and dragging and pressing mud towards the feet with their bill. Once they are satisfied with their mud mound they will lay one white egg on top of it.

There are six flamingo species and they live in wetland habitats, typically coastal lagoons, mud flats and large shallow lakes which provide ideal breeding grounds. The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread (found throughout Africa, Asia and even southern Europe) of all flamingos.

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23 February 2009