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Aerial view of RSPB Pilsey Island nature reserveSanderlings feeding along the beach at TitchwellDark-bellied brent geese in flight
Oystercatcher sitting on nest Juvenile ringed plover on mudflatsSandwich tern in flight
Grey plover in breeding plumageOsprey in flightGreenshank in shallow water
Adult peregrine in flightMale stonechat on bramble stemWinter-plumaged dunlin feeding

Top things to do in Spring

  1. See the waders gathering in large, pre-high tide roosts
  2. Don't forget to admire the lichens
  3. Watch out for migrating waders, terns and wheatears

Top things to do in Summer

  1. See if you can spot nesting oystercatchers and ringed plovers
  2. The sea heath is in bloom
  3. Spend a few moments thinking about the amazing migrations undertaken by the birds - many will be on their way south from the Arctic!

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Be wowed by returning grey plovers, many still in their magnificent breeding plumage
  2. If you're lucky, see a migrating osprey stopping to feed on the harbour's fish
  3. Watch waders gathering in large, pre-high tide roosts

Top things to do in Winter

  1. How many young brent geese can you spot amongst the smarter adults?
  2. If there's chaos, watch out for peregrines hunting
  3. See big flocks of waders feeding and roosting

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