Other spectacular flocks...

KNOTS AT SNETTISHAM

When ‘spring high tides’ occur in winter, huge numbers of Knot, Dunlin and other waders move off The Wash onto gravel pits at Snettisham RSPB, Norfolk, skimming low over the heads of birders.

WHOOPER SWANS AT WELNEY

Welney WWT reserve, in Norfolk, is the winter home to large numbers of Whooper Swans (and some Bewick’s Swans), which gather outside the visitor centre for floodlit feeding sessions.

PIED WAGTAILS in YOUR CITY CENTRE

Fond as they are of picking insects off puddles and tarmac in urban environments, these characterful little birds often congregate to roost in trees in busy city centre shopping streets, parks and car parks.