Experience the awe-inspiring Snettisham spectacle
The Aren't birds brilliant! team is at Snettisham nature reserve this August and September to show visitors the 'Snettisham Spectacular'.
Especially high tides will evict thousands upon thousands of wading birds from their roosts on the mudflats of The Wash.
As the sun rises, the show begins - the tide creeps in and the birds feeding on the mudflats are slowly pushed further and further towards shore. When the tide reaches its peak, the serenity will be broken by the noise of thousands of pairs of wings as the birds rise from the mudflats and fly overhead in a massive flock, before settling in dense roosts on the Snettisham lagoons.
As the tide recedes, the birds leave the lagoons and disperse over the mudflats again to continue feeding.
Join us at our free viewpoint where you'll be able to see this dramatic show in all its glory through the telescopes and binoculars provided. Find out more on our Snettisham events page.