Information and activities
Information and activities
A disappointing Autumn in terms of migrants but not without its highlights, including the second Rye Meads record of... - read on to find out!
There were few signs of Autumn migration as the summer visitors ebbed away, although one species set a new observations record!
Both the weather and the resulting birds were a bit below par this Spring. Excitements were few and far between, but there were some...
A quiet early migration period affected by unseasonal weather was enlivened on two successive Thursdays by some unusual visitors.
A quiet time of the year but some interesting birds nonetheless, including a record count of Egrets and a surprising Bunting roost
No prizes for guessing this award went to our second Penduline Tit! But there were also some other decent birds during the period.
We got our fair share of interesting birds during peak migration season, despite unusually warm and stormy conditions, including a record count for one species.
For the second year in a row, we've hosted large flocks of flightless ducks in moult. Not quite a record number, but we had record counts of two species - which ones were they?
Avian Flu hit our gull colony, but wildfowl were present in good numbers. But our most unexpected bird of the period was a species not recorded here since 1998!
Some outstanding birds graced the Spring migration this year. Which species became our 230th and 231st recorded at Rye Meads?