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Redshank calling from fencepostCommon tern hovering above water for fishAdult Mediterranean gull in flight
Aerial view of Nor Marsh and Motney HillJuvenile common tern eating fishSea lavender
Migrant wheatear in autumnPair of shelducks feeding on estuaryMarsh harriers in mid-air tussle
Flock of avocets on mudDark-bellied brent geese in flightFlock of winter-plumaged black-tailed godwits

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Listen for displaying redshanks
  2. Listen out for the cat-like call of the Mediterranean gull
  3. Look out for terns returning to breed

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Watch young gulls and terns learning to fly
  2. Can you spot the shrill carder bee?
  3. Look at flowering saltmarsh plants

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Look out for wheatears at Motney Hill
  2. See the moulting shelducks
  3. Keep an eye out for hunting marsh harriers

Top things to do in Winter

  1. Watch the flocks of passing black-tailed godwits
  2. Spot the wintering great crested grebes
  3. See large flocks of teal

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