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11-03-2008

Hoping to visit living coast in Torquay at the weekend, is it worth a trip?

11-03-2008

yes its worth the trip if your down there its a good but small collection.
does anybody know if the mangrove area is done/started yet?

11-03-2008

Living coasts seem to do very well with their Macaroni Penguins. Any thoughts on why they should be so much more successful that twycross with this species?

11-03-2008

think the wed bsite said it would be done early summer,

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11-03-2008

didnt the keeper move with the penguins from paigton? also i bet the fresh sea water helps

11-03-2008

It was the keeper of the African Penguins that moved from Paignton with them,the Macaroni Penguins arrived a few years after opening not sure where they came from.

11-03-2008

Yep its worth a trip but beware parking is can be a real pain,the main species to see would be the Bank Cormorant,Caspian Tern,Red-legged Kittiwake and the Tufted Puffins.

11-03-2008

I went about a year after they opened and I loved the auk aviary, and the waders aviary at the top of the site.

18-03-2008

Went a few years back and it was quite nice really.

22-03-2008

I've been today for the first time and was impressed. From the outside it looks small but they've packed a lot into it. The Waders' Estuary was a real surprise. I'll go back but will wait for the redevelopment to be finished, and for a WARM day!

22-03-2008

How many Bank cormorants do they have?

22-03-2008

I'm not sure. My companions weren't keen on loitering in the cold wind. I saw 3 on nests. Half a dozen?

22-03-2008

They at present have 3 male Bank Cormorants,they are hoping to bring in 3 females in time for the breeding season,but the place in South Africa they were coming from had to deal with the aftermath of on oilslick and had about 500 Penguins to clean and save before they could get round to sorting the paper work on sending the rescued female Cormorants to Livingcoasts so all been well they will arrive sometime this year.The males have been building nests for the last 2 seasoms so they are certainly ready for some females to join them.

29-03-2008

Well I got there. Despite the foul weather it was a good trip. I am not as well up on things as you guys but did see Cormorants and they were nesting. The new section was not yet open but the rest of the place was nice. Staff were friendly and the place was lovely and clean. The only thing I didn't like was the size of the Fur seal enclosure. They had some amazing looking birds. I was quite taken with the Inca Terns and the sea ducks who were the most amazing color. Would visit again.



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29-03-2008

I believe the small size of the seal pool is due to the fact it was originally intended for sea otter.