avocet

RSPB Avocet cruises on the Exe Estuary (2016/2017 season)

Event Date: 
13/11/2016 - 11:30am to 27/02/2017 - 1:45pm
Venue: 
Exe Estuary,Topsham,Devon,EX3 0JJ

Sunday 13 November to Monday 27 February Cruises are tide dependent. Selected dates/times only.

See details below. Booking essential Come and enjoy a popular RSPB birdwatching cruises that lasts between 1-1.5 hours and is well known for the variety of birds you can see and how close you can get to them – so ideal for everyone.

All throughout the cruise, expert commentary is provided by knowledgeable RSPB volunteers who will keep a close eye out and help you spot the various species of waders and wildfowl that either flock to the Exe to overwinter or call the Exe their home...

Mini Avocet cruises on the Exe Estuary

Event Date: 
09/01/2016 - 10:15am to 22/02/2016 - 10:15am
Venue: 
Topsham / Exe Estuary

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Sunday 8 November to Monday 22 February

Selected dates and times only due to tide constraints

Price: RSPB member £12, non-member £15; Wildlife Explorer members £6, child non-member £8

Booking essential

Join friendly RSPB guides onboard the Sea Dream for 1.5 hours (approx) to experience this fantastic spectacle of nature on one of the world's great wetlands.

A few years ago, you would have been lucky to spot avocets anywhere, but today they are a conservation...

Exe Estuary RSPB full winter avocet cruise

Event Date: 
24/02/2013 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Exe Estuary

The Exe Estuary in winter is one of the best places in the UK to get great views of avocets. With their black-and-white plumage, and slender, curved bills, you can’t miss them especially a flock of up to 500 when they’re sweeping the mud to search for tasty morsels.

Every winter, over 40,000 birds, including hundreds of black-tailed godwits, Brent geese and red-breasted mergansers, flock to the Exe Estuary from as far a field as Siberia and Greenland.

With expert commentary on each cruise, you'll learn something new and exciting about the Exe Estuary and its residents....