Latest sightings

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

Little-ringed Plovers

A couple of mobile Little-ringed Plover were on the scrapes today

26 March 2023

Green-winged Teal and Spoonbill again

A drake Green-winged Teal was new-in and has been mobile about the reserve today (image S .Petrek)

21 March 2023

Spring Equinox

Spring is springing!

20 March 2023

And they're off, nearly...

This morning our seven remaining Bewick's Swans appeared to start their migration, but then five birds turned back

17 March 2023