This week I head out on a field trip to RSPB Snettisham to see the 'spectacle' and find out just what all the fuss is about. I l found that even at 6am car parks can be rammed, that I should probably invest in some long johns, and that the spectacle really is worth it. 

 

Recordings:

Male shelduck: Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC655359. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/655359.

Female shelduck: Bernard BOUSQUET, XC631132. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/631132.

Oystercatcher: Patrik Åberg, XC27054. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/27054

Knot: Mats Olsson, XC591742. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/591742