Thanks to all the volunteers and staff who helped out fencing up today, itโs always a pleasure to have the team together! ๐ฅณ
Now the fences and signs are up, please use them as a physical guide to help us all #shareourshores by keeping your distance and respecting signs ๐
And that's the night shift signing off. The little teerns are up and about. Such a treat to watch them fishing in the dawn mist. We must all work to #ShareOurShores respectfully with these amazing and important seabirds
Are you ready for the return of the terns? ๐ฃ
We've created special roped off areas along the coast to give beach-nesting birds a safe place to nest over the warmer months โ๏ธ
Download and share our FREE resources to tell others how to #ShareOurShores ๐ bit.ly/3tXIFLZ
Colne Point is a vast expanse of beauty. My first visit today with a fantastic team. Thank you for literally showing me the ropes Rachel Langley EWT. I am looking forward to hearing about the little terns, ringed plovers and oystercatchers as the months progress! #shareourshores
Lots of great conversations with attendees today at the ENDURE - Ensuring Dune Resilience #endureproject closing conference about how we can best #shareourshores with all stakeholders! And great to hear about some of the brilliant tools theyโve developed for dune management ๐
Today on #WorldKindnessDay we say a big Thank You ๐to everyone that gives birds space to feed and rest without disturbance
It's easy to be #birdwise and show wildlife some kindness when you're visiting our coast
#shareourshores #BeKind #coast #birds
Quiet day and a not-so-friendly weather in #chalkwellbeach and #thorpebaybeach . At least some birds turned up! #essexnature #essexbythesea #coastalpatrol #costalliving #coastaldogs #ShareOurShores
More fantastic work being carried out to encourage little #terns to nest in #essex RSPB Essex Wildlife Trust #conservation #shareourshores #beachnestingbirds
A thoroughly enjoyable visit to Sheppey today: Leysdown, Swale NNR and Queenborough. Highlights include: peregrine, many marsh harriers, ringed plovers and barnacle geese!
#Birdwise #Birding #BirdsOfTwitter #BirdsOfPrey #ShareOurShores
Lovely to have had Bird Aware Essex Coast in the park recently. They do an incredible job raising awareness of the amazing birds that visit our shores as well as educating people about the pressures birds face from disturbance. Give them a follow! #shareourshores
More #ShareOurShores posters are being printed& distributed with the beach nesting season starting. Today, we've seen some promising signs of ringed plover& oystercatcher pairs present on one of our main sites, and we planted some decoys again to encourage little terns nesting
**Exciting field-based role to protect beach-nesting birds** ๐๐ฅEssex Wildlife Trust is seeking a Seasonal Coastal Ranger to deliver the #ShareOurShores project. This initial 6-month post is based at our amazing Colne Point & Tollesbury Wick Nature Reserves ๐คฉ rb.gy/ez8b5
View from the office at #StOsyth today. Engaging with water users and local residents about disturbance of nesting birds #WildlifeCrime #OpSeabird #ShareOurShores @PCJedRaven Rachel Langley EWT @EP_RURAL Essex Police Marine Unit Marine Management Organisation RSPB News
Joint Patrols being conducted within the Essex Police in Tendring District #pointclear with Essex Police Marine Unit.
Educating visitors, dog walkers and PWC riders on water safety, bylaws & wildlife crime.
#nestingbirds
Operation Seabird
#opseabird
#opwavebreaker
#shareourshores
Bird Aware Essex Coast Essex Wildlife Trust Essex Police Rural Engagement Team
Our amazing resident birds at Pegwell Bay need space to rest and feed in the saltmarsh pools so please help us protect birdlife by making sure they are given plenty of space from humans and, of course, dogs!
Thank you ๐
#shareourshores #respectthenap #birdwise
Today's office on the north shore of the Blackwater, talking #GreenerThames #ShareOurShores Operation Turtle Dove and #BuDS . A healthy 4-figure Brent flock was astounding.
A favourite family pic of the juvenile African Black Oystercatchers enjoying the mussel foraged from the rocks by their attentive parentsโฆ
#pringlebaybirding #oystercatcher #feedingthekids #boc #shorebirds #shareourshores #southafricanbirding #birdwatching
