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Latest sightings
May Day sightings
A clear, dry and bright day meant that the majority of the martins and swallows from yesterday had moved on or were feeding high up. Lots of gull movements about the site and estuary but in no particular direction, just young birds wandering. The warmer d
1 May 2023
Swifts in numbers
Lots of hirundines over the site today plus an arrival of Swifts.
30 April 2023
Flying dandelions
We've seen a steady passage of Yellow Wagtail today, flying overhead calling as they move north. They're so bright and yellow, in a field they can look like dandelions.
27 April 2023
WeBS Count for Sunday 23 April and migrant and breeding bird update
A busy passage period
25 April 2023
Barwits and Arctic Terns
Some visible migration
17 April 2023
White and Yellow Wagtails
A few more migrant birds noted today
16 April 2023
Easter Monday sightings
More incoming migrants about today
10 April 2023
Singing Siberian Chiffchaff
A handful of new migrants today included a singing male Siberian Chiffchaff, a rare Spring record.
9 April 2023
Cranes have laid an egg!
Crane pair 'Oakie and Sherbert' have laid their first egg of the year
4 April 2023
Godwit count creeps up again plus the Green-winged Teal is still here
Another great count of Black-tailed Godwits- 853 today!
3 April 2023
Record Black-tailed Godwit count?
Another good count of Black-tailed Godwits
2 April 2023
Spring wader migration
A few more spring migrant waders on the estuary this morning, including our first Greenshank of the year
31 March 2023
One Swallow doesn't make a summer
Whilst the proverb says a single Swallow doesn't make a summer, we're seeing a few today feeding with the Sand Martins across the reserve, but its really just spring arriving
30 March 2023
Next wave of migrants
A few more species arrived on site today
28 March 2023
Breeding wader season underway plus Green-winged Teal
A still and sunny morning, great for wader displays.
27 March 2023