Latest sightings
Crane drama
Crane pair Oakie and Sherbert appeared to have settled on a nest territory on one of the Top New Piece islands but all may not be well.
13 April 2021
Re-opening tomorrow!
A brief round-up of sightings for Sunday 11th April.
11 April 2021
A week of raptor watching
With a busy week on the ground ahead of reopening, the skies above have been busy too
9 April 2021
Cold winds and a Merlin
Cold dry winds across the site today with birds congregating in sheltered areas.
3 April 2021
Return of the warblers
In a week of record breaking temperatures we've seen a flurry of new arrivals around the reserve
2 April 2021
Turning black and white
The breeding season has really kicked up a gear this week
26 March 2021
Brief return of the Bonaparte's
The Bonaparte's Gull made a brief return on Wednesday as other signs of Spring are on show
19 March 2021
30 Dark-bellied Brent on the March WeBS Count
More Spring migrants - 30 Dark-bellied Brent Geese recorded today
14 March 2021
Wet, windy and wild
We've had some wet and windy weather this week but spring continues to march forward
12 March 2021
Spring is coming
The arrival of spring feels like it has stepped up a gear this week
26 February 2021
A second attempt
As we end the week the first of our Bewick's Swans have found a window in the weather to make a second attempt to migrate
19 February 2021
WeBS Count for 14 February 2021
A week of frozen conditions led to extremely low numbers of birds on the reserve and estuary for this count.
15 February 2021
A very rare u-turn
Since last Friday we've witnessed a rarely seen phenomena
12 February 2021
More signs of spring
It's really is starting to feel like spring is upon us, although we've a cold snap to come
5 February 2021
A wet end to the week
After the snow last weekend we end the week on a few wet days as temperatures warm up
30 January 2021