Migratory waterbirds are great examples – hundreds of thousands of wading birds throng to our coastal wetlands – estuaries, mudflats, lagoons and saltmarshes. Most arrive in late summer or autumn, and ...
Grey Herons are unmistakeable – tall, with long legs, a long beak and grey, black and white feathering. They can stand with their neck stretched out, looking for food, or hunched down with their neck ...
The Ringed Plover is a small, dumpy, short-legged wading bird. It's brownish grey above and whitish below. It has an orange bill, tipped with black, orange legs and a black-and-white pattern on its ...
⚠︎ The path between Waltons and Loxtons is closed. Access to each is from the Main Track/ Old Railway Line only. ⚠︎ Ham Wall is a wetland teeming with wildlife – from rare species like Water Voles and ...
Willow Tits are between Blue and Great Tits in size, with no yellow, green or blue. They have a large sooty-black cap (top of the head) extending to the back of the neck and a small untidy black bib.
Despite being our largest songbird, Mistle Thrushes are surprisingly easily overlooked. They can be distinguished from the smaller Song Thrush by their size, the lack of warm brown tones in their ...
Our first reserve on the Isle of Wight, Brading Marshes stretches from the village of Brading to the sea at Bembridge Harbour. It's a haven for a wide array of wildlife, ranging from Buzzards, Little ...
A small, brown, and streaky bird, the Meadow Pipit is the most common songbird in upland areas. Its high, piping call is a familiar sound. In flight, it shows white outer tail feathers and, in the ...