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Adur EstuaryRinged plover feedingBreeding-plumaged dunlin on estuary
Sandwich tern in flightWinter-plumaged dunlin feedingAdur Estuary at sunset
Little egret with flatfishTurnstone feeding on crabMudflat with birdfootprints across it
Male kingfisher on branchFemale teal dabbling in mudWinter-plumaged Mediterranean gull in flight

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Watch the waders poking their beaks into the mud
  2. Can you spot redshanks, dunlins or ringed plovers?
  3. Listen for a high-pitched whistle - you might just see a kingfisher whizzing past!

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Watch the Sandwich and common terns making spectacular dives for fish
  2. See if you can spot young oystercatchers among the adults
  3. Witness migration in action, as birds like dunlins head south after breeding in the north

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Can you see returning ringed plovers and redshanks?
  2. Keep your eyes peeled for streaky brown meadow pipits feeding on the saltmarsh
  3. Learn how little egrets fish - watch them shuffling their yellow feet around underwater, then snatching fish with their sharp bills

Top things to do in Winter

  1. Look carefully for roosting snipe, ringed plovers and redshanks
  2. See the feeding and roosting teals
  3. If you like a challenge, sift through the gulls (big and small) in their different age-plumages

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Winter-plumaged sanderling running along wet beach

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Thrift growing on cliff edge, RSPB Ramsey Island reserve

Ramsey Island

A dramatic offshore island with some of the finest cliff scenery in Wales

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Chichester Cathedral peregrines

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