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The Aren't birds brilliant! team is at Snettisham nature reserve this August and September to show visitors the 'Snettisham Spectacular'.

Especially high tides will evict thousands upon thousands of wading birds from their roosts on the mudflats of The Wash.

As the sun rises, the show begins - the tide creeps in and the birds feeding on the mudflats are slowly pushed further and further towards shore. When the tide reaches its peak, the serenity will be broken by the noise of thousands of pairs of wings as the birds rise from the mudflats and fly overhead in a massive flock, before settling in dense roosts on the Snettisham lagoons.

As the tide recedes, the birds leave the lagoons and disperse over the mudflats again to continue feeding.

Join us at our free viewpoint where you'll be able to see this dramatic show in all its glory through the telescopes and binoculars provided. Find out more on our Snettisham events page.

Taking her inspiration from Manchester and its famous Arndale Centre, Mrs Julie Chesters from Macclesfield has chosen the names Arnie, Dale, Mandy and Chester, for the four peregrine chicks that have become the talk of Manchester over the last few months.

Now well on their way to adulthood, the four chicks - three males and one female – have been the stars of the busy city centre over this year's spring and summer.

It's been great to see how much people have loved seeing these birds. However, there are parts of the UK where birds of prey like peregrines are still being illegally killed. Support our campaign calling for an end to the illegal killing of birds of prey.

All three peregrine chicks from the clock tower nest on City Hall have successfully taken their first flights, and have been seen soaring over the city centre, practicing their new flying skills.

Even though the chicks are almost as big as their parents, they still have a lot to learn.

Over the next two months, they will continue to use the clock tower nest as a base but will spend more time learning to fly and hunt expertly just like their parents.

See this fantastic bird family for yourself through telescopes and binoculars set up at our viewpoint most days outside City Hall, until the end of August.

As of today there are no black-winged stilts left on site at Neumann's Flash, and our viewpoint is closed.

We will update you if this situation changes.

We are delighted that two peregrine chicks have successfully made their first flights from their nest, high up on Malham Cove.

The parents will now spend the next few months thrilling visitors to our viewpoint as they teach their two hungry youngsters how to hunt.