TORONTO – Tens of thousands of wading birds flew over the British coast Monday to create a spectacular sight that wildlife experts say can only be seen on three or four days a year.
The Snettisham Nature reserve in Snettisham, England, lies on the edge of “The Wash,” one of the most important bird estuaries in the UK.
A few times every year, higher than average tides force thousands of waders including Knot, Oystercatchers, Sanderlings, Black and Bar Tailed Godwit and Plover to take flight, and advance up the mud flats in search of food.
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