Best reserves for migratory birds

Where to see passage migrants and overwintering birds in Essex.

Did you know that 40% of the world’s birds are migratory? This means we get a chance to spot exotic, rare and elusive species, paying us a visit in Essex. Here's the best nature reserves to see them.

The Naze Nature Discovery Centre

The Naze is a unique coastal landscape of outstanding geological and biological importance. As the most easterly peninsula in Essex it…

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Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges Nature Reserve

A reserve that heralds a large amount of history and is a fantastic place to witness the wonder of bird migration

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Blue House Farm Nature Reserve

Immerse yourself in the best wilderness Essex can offer and witness the true wonder of migration at Blue House Farm

Front of Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Centre

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Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park

Fingringhoe Wick was Essex Wildlife Trust's first nature reserve (1961), some years later it was where the Trust opened their…

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Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park

A wetland site of international importance for wildfowl. Up to 40,000 ducks, swans and geese visit each year. Excellent bird watching…

A flock of thousands of birds over the lagoon at Two Tree Island

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Two Tree Island Nature Reserve

Adjacent to the internationally protected Thames Estuary, Two Tree Island is a winter refuge for a huge variety of winter wildfowl and…

Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla) Wallasea Island, Essex, UK - Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

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Did you know that 40% of the world’s birds are migratory? This means we get a chance to spot exotic, rare and elusive species, paying us a visit in Essex. Here's the best nature reserves to see them.

The Naze Nature Discovery Centre

Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges Nature Reserve

Blue House Farm Nature Reserve

Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park

Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park

Two Tree Island Nature Reserve

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Did you know that 40% of the world’s birds are migratory? This means we get a chance to spot exotic, rare and elusive species, paying us a visit in Essex. Here's the best nature reserves to see them.

The Naze Nature Discovery Centre

Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges Nature Reserve

Blue House Farm Nature Reserve

Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park

Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park

Two Tree Island Nature Reserve

Explore nature in Essex

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