Estuary and coastal wildlife
Wading birds and seals are two of the most spectacular types of wildlife seen around our estuary and coastal shores. For waterbirds, viewing opportunities are often best on the highest tides, at high tide roosts or at the shoreline. Spectacular aerial dances known as murmurations sometimes occur when a predator is nearby and are a little-known natural wonder.
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A curlew flying low along the Cumbria shores of the Solway Firth
A murmuration of dunlin at Hoylake at the mouth of the Dee Estuary in northwest England
A Grey Heron at the daily feeding sessions at Muncaster Castle near Ravenglass in Cumbria
A flock of lapwing in flight on the Solway Firth opposite Annan in Scotland
An oystercatcher landing on the shores of the Mersey Estuary near New Brighton
An oystercatcher carrying its latest catch along the Mersey Estuary, near New Brighton
A baby seal during the breeding season at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Donna Nook National Nature Reserve
An inquisitive adult Atlantic grey seal watching spectators at the northern tip of Hilbre Island at the mouth of the Dee Estuary
A flock of starlings over Runcorn on the Mersey Estuary as sunset approaches
Grey Heron, egret and other wading birds on a calm winter's day at Port Carlisle on the Solway Firth in Cumbria
Bay seal during the breeding season at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Donna Nook National Nature Reserve
