A wildlife spectacular Birdwatchers’ shop at Titchwell Marsh uuOne of the UK’s top shops for birdwatchers, selling binoculars, £1 The North coast and The Wash provide some of the best telescopes, bird and natural history books, bird food, gifts, year-round birdwatching in the UK. The RSPB has four nature outdoor clothing and more. reserves here – Titchwell Marsh and in Norfolk, and uuOur café sells a selection of delicious hot and cold snacks. Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore in Lincolnshire. Visit to Open daily. experience sights and sounds of nature that you will never forget. uuGift-wrapping and mail order available – call 01485 210779 or email: [email protected] When to see wading birds roost Birdwatchers’ Visit on a big tide for the best chance of seeing lots of waders Guided walks and special events moving from The Wash to the lagoons at Snettisham, or to watch Details of our current events programme can be found on the roosting waders at Freiston Shore. We have colour-coded the individual reserve pages on our website at rspb.org.uk/reserves. tide tables tables to help you plan your visit. Alternatively you can call the nature reserves direct on the Spring tides: the biggest and best tides for birdwatching numbers below. – normally thousands of birds move from the mud to roost in the lagoons. However, wind strength, wind direction and atmospheric pressure can affect the tide height. Useful contacts If any mud is not covered by sea, waders are more likely RSPB Titchwell Marsh nature reserve – Titchwell, Norfolk to remain there. PE31 8BB. Tel: 01485 210779. Email: [email protected] Medium tides: large flocks are likely to roost reasonably RSPB Snettisham nature reserve – C/O Barn A, Home close to the remaining mud, although many flocks can Farm Barns, Snettisham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE31 7PD. be more distant. Tel: 01485 210779 (Titchwell Marsh visitor centre). Neap tides: very low high tides, with a large amount Email: [email protected] of mud exposed. Flocks can be distant. RSPB Lincolnshire Wash Reserves – Roads Farmhouse, Frampton Roads, Frampton, Boston PE20 1AY. Tel: 01205 724678. Local adjustments Email: [email protected] To use at Titchwell: +5 minutes Public transport information – phone Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or visit traveline.info To use at Snettisham: no adjustment needed Tourist information centres – 01485 532610, To use at Frampton/Freiston: –22 minutes King’s Lynn 01553 763044 and Boston 01205 365954.

When to see pink-footed geese roost rspb.org.uk In winter, pink-footed geese roost on Snettisham mudflats in large numbers, but can be easily disturbed by lights. Tidal predictions of high waters Please do not use torches once on the beach. Avoid mornings Datum of predictions = 3.03 metres below Ordnance Datum [Newlyn]. five days either side of full moon, when geese movements Tidal predictions for King’s Lynn have been computed by the Centre are unpredictable. for Coastal and Marine Sciences – National Oceanography Centre. Copyright reserved.  Full moon  New moon The RSPB is the UK’s largest nature  Half moon conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home. As a charity, the RSPB depends on the goodwill and financial support of people like you. Please visit rspb.org.uk/joinandhelp or call 01767 680551 to find out more. coast The RSPB is a registered charity in and Wales 207076, in Scotland SC037654. TIM-0124-18-19 and The Wash Images: knots by David Kjaer and pink-footed goose Note: The Wash is a wild place: weather conditions can by David Tipling (rspb-images.com) affect the time and size of tides and movements of birds. 2019 British Summer Time 31 March 2019 to 27 October 2019. Time Zone: GMT Units: Metres National Oceanography Centre (noc.ac.uk) Tidal Predictions: High Waters, King’s Lynn, 2019 Spring tides Medium tides Neap tides  Full moon  New moon  Half moon

January February March April May June Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m 1 Tu 02:05 5.58 15:03 5.44 1 F 04:01 5.28 16:26 5.47 1 F 02:22 4.69 14:52 4.73 1 M 05:18 5.13 17:20 5.34 1 W 05:24 5.34 17:22 5.56 1 Sa 05:57 5.83 18:01 6.02 2 W 03:15 5.64 16:00 5.64 2 Sa 04:57 5.54 17:12 5.83 2 Sa 03:45 4.91 16:00 5.12 2 Tu 06:03 5.54 18:02 5.79 2 Th 06:03 5.70 18:01 5.94 2 Su 06:36 6.13 18:42 6.28 3 Th 04:16 5.79 16:48 5.90 3 Su 05:42 5.80 17:50 6.14 3 Su 04:44 5.30 16:51 5.57 3 W 06:39 5.85 18:37 6.15 3 F 06:36 5.99 18:38 6.24 3 M  07:12 6.37 19:24 6.48 4 F 05:07 5.96 17:30 6.15 4 M  06:21 5.98 18:25 6.39 4 M 05:28 5.65 17:30 5.97 4 Th 07:10 6.08 19:11 6.42 4 Sa  07:09 6.23 19:13 6.45 4 Tu 07:50 6.54 20:06 6.60 5 Sa 05:51 6.11 18:06 6.37 5 Tu 06:56 6.10 18:59 6.56 5 Tu 06:04 5.92 18:05 6.29 5 F  07:39 6.26 19:42 6.60 5 Su 07:40 6.40 19:48 6.59 5 W 08:27 6.62 20:50 6.62 6 Su  06:32 6.20 18:42 6.52 6 W 07:28 6.16 19:31 6.65 6 W  06:36 6.10 18:37 6.52 6 Sa 08:09 6.39 20:15 6.70 6 M 08:12 6.51 20:24 6.64 6 Th 09:08 6.61 21:36 6.52 7 M 07:10 6.21 19:16 6.60 7 Th 07:59 6.16 20:03 6.66 7 Th 07:06 6.22 19:09 6.68 7 Su 08:38 6.44 20:47 6.70 7 Tu 08:45 6.52 21:00 6.58 7 F 09:51 6.50 22:26 6.29 8 Tu 07:46 6.15 19:50 6.58 8 F 08:30 6.10 20:35 6.57 8 F 07:36 6.30 19:40 6.74 8 M 09:08 6.41 21:18 6.59 8 W 09:21 6.42 21:41 6.40 8 Sa 10:37 6.30 23:20 5.99 9 Sa 09:00 5.97 21:06 6.39 9 W 08:20 6.03 20:23 6.49 9 Sa 08:05 6.31 20:11 6.70 9 Tu 09:39 6.26 21:52 6.38 9 Th 09:58 6.22 22:26 6.10 9 Su 11:28 6.05

10 Th 08:53 5.86 20:56 6.32 10 Su 09:32 5.76 21:38 6.14 10 Su 08:34 6.23 20:42 6.56 10 W 10:12 6.03 22:31 6.07 10 F 10:42 5.93 23:20 5.73  10 M 00:23 5.69 12:28 5.82

11 M 10:06 5.49 22:13 5.85 11 Th 10:51 5.71 23:19 5.66

11 M 09:03 6.05 21:12 6.33  11 F 09:27 5.64 21:30 6.09  11 Sa 11:36 5.60 11 Tu 01:39 5.52 13:39 5.70

12 Sa 10:03 5.38 22:07 5.80 12 Tu 10:45 5.21 22:57 5.53 12 Tu 09:35 5.80 21:46 6.03 12 F 11:42 5.32 12 Su  00:26 5.38 12:42 5.34

12 W 02:53 5.54 14:55 5.74 13 W 11:38 4.93 23:59 5.22 13 W 10:12 5.49 22:30 5.66 13 Sa 00:24 5.24 12:51 5.00 13 Su 10:43 5.11 22:50 5.50 13 M 01:53 5.24 14:03 5.30 13 Th 03:58 5.69 16:03 5.91  14 Th 12:51 4.78 14 Th  11:00 5.14 23:31 5.25 14 Su 01:54 5.02 14:24 4.96 14 M 11:33 4.88 23:42 5.25 14 Tu 03:18 5.44 15:25 5.58 14 F 04:56 5.89 17:03 6.11 15 F 01:21 5.09 14:19 4.92 15 F 12:11 4.83 15 M 03:32 5.26 15:52 5.36 15 Tu 12:37 4.76 15 W 04:27 5.81 16:32 6.00 15 Sa 05:46 6.10 17:57 6.27 16 Sa 02:48 5.29 15:37 5.37 16 Sa 00:57 4.99 13:46 4.83 16 Tu 04:48 5.78 16:59 5.96 16 W 00:49 5.12 13:51 4.87 16 Th 05:24 6.16 17:27 6.39 16 Su 06:30 6.29 18:45 6.39 17 Th 02:05 5.23 15:01 5.20 17 Su 04:07 5.76 16:41 5.95 17 Su 02:37 5.18 15:15 5.26 17 W 05:46 6.29 17:52 6.52 17 F 06:11 6.43 18:15 6.69 17 M  07:09 6.44 19:30 6.43 18 F 03:15 5.55 16:04 5.65 18 M 05:11 6.29 17:33 6.52 18 M 04:00 5.71 16:22 5.90 18 Th 06:34 6.66 18:38 6.96  18 Sa 06:52 6.61 19:00 6.86 18 Tu 07:47 6.55 20:13 6.38 19 Sa 04:19 5.97 16:59 6.13 19 Tu  06:04 6.75 18:18 7. 0 1 19 Tu 05:02 6.29 17:15 6.53 19 F  07:16 6.89 19:21 7.24 19 Su 07:30 6.72 19:44 6.90 19 W 08:24 6.56 20:54 6.23 20 Su 05:19 6.40 17:48 6.58 20 W 06:52 7.06 19:02 7.37 20 W 05:52 6.75 18:00 7.05 20 Sa 07:54 6.99 20:03 7.34 20 M 08:08 6.76 20:27 6.79 20 Th 09:01 6.48 21:34 6.00 21 M  06:12 6.77 18:33 6.94 21 Th 07:37 7. 1 9 19:45 7.56 21 Th  06:37 7.04 18:42 7.41 21 Su 08:32 6.96 20:45 7.22 21 Tu 08:45 6.68 21:09 6.51 22 F 08:21 7. 11 20:27 7.53 21 F 09:36 6.32 22:12 5.72 22 Tu 07:02 7. 0 1 19:17 7.21 22 F 07:18 7. 1 6 19:24 7.58 22 M 09:09 6.80 21:26 6.89 22 W 09:21 6.48 21:51 6.12 23 Sa 09:02 6.85 21:08 7.27 22 Sa 10:12 6.09 22:50 5.42 23 W 07:50 7. 1 0 20:00 7.34 23 Sa 07:57 7. 1 0 20:06 7.51 23 Tu 09:45 6.50 22:07 6.38 23 Th 09:57 6.19 22:31 5.66 24 Su 09:42 6.43 21:50 6.80 23 Su 10:50 5.82 23:31 5.13 24 Th 08:37 7. 0 0 20:45 7.29 24 Su 08:36 6.87 20:46 7. 1 9 24 W 10:21 6.11 22:49 5.78 24 F 10:34 5.84 23:15 5.21 25 M 10:23 5.93 22:35 6.18 24 M 11:32 5.52 25 F 09:24 6.72 21:29 7.06 25 M 09:12 6.50 21:27 6.66 25 Th 10:58 5.66 23:37 5.16 25 Sa 11:15 5.46 26 Tu  11:08 5.40 23:29 5.49 25 Tu  00:19 4.86 12:21 5.23 26 Sa 10:11 6.30 22:15 6.67 26 Tu 09:49 6.03 22:10 6.00 26 F  11:43 5.18 26 Su  00:06 4.80 12:06 5.09 26 W 01:17 4.69 13:21 5.02 27 Su  11:00 5.83 23:05 6.17 27 W 12:06 4.93 27 W 10:29 5.51 23:00 5.29 27 Sa 00:40 4.63 12:43 4.75 27 M 01:12 4.54 13:09 4.82 27 Th 02:23 4.70 14:27 5.00 28 M 11:57 5.37 28 Th 00:45 4.90 13:25 4.65 28 Th  11:18 4.99 28 Su 02:09 4.38 14:06 4.55 28 Tu 02:28 4.51 14:24 4.79 28 F 03:26 4.90 15:32 5.18 29 Tu 00:06 5.64 13:06 5.05 29 F 00:11 4.67 12:29 4.58 29 M 03:33 4.53 15:30 4.72 29 W 03:35 4.73 15:32 5.00 29 Sa 04:24 5.24 16:31 5.47 30 W 01:24 5.24 14:19 4.97 30 Sa 01:51 4.43 14:04 4.52 30 Tu 04:37 4.92 16:34 5.13 30 Th 04:30 5.08 16:28 5.34 30 Su 05:17 5.63 17:26 5.82 31 Th 02:48 5.12 15:29 5.14 31 Su 04:18 4.68 16:25 4.87 31 F 05:16 5.47 17:17 5.70

July August September October November December Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m 1 M 06:05 6.01 18:17 6.15 1 Th  07:15 6.75 19:45 6.83 1 Su 08:23 7.64 21:00 7.28 1 Tu 08:42 7.75 21:14 7. 1 5 1 F 08:47 6.69 21:02 6.41 1 Su 09:15 5.91 21:17 6.10 2 Tu  06:49 6.33 19:06 6.44 2 F 07:59 7.08 20:32 7.04 2 M 09:05 7.69 21:42 7. 1 0 2 W 09:24 7.48 21:52 6.81 2 Sa 09:32 6.05 21:41 5.94 2 M 09:59 5.42 21:57 5.71 3 W 07:31 6.60 19:54 6.66 3 Sa 08:42 7.30 21:19 7.07 3 Tu 09:48 7.51 22:23 6.75 3 Th 10:07 6.97 22:31 6.35 3 Su 10:21 5.39 22:26 5.44 3 Tu 10:49 4.97 22:45 5.31 4 Th 08:14 6.80 20:42 6.78 4 Su 09:26 7.37 22:05 6.92 4 W 10:30 7. 1 0 23:04 6.28 4 F 10:51 6.30 23:12 5.83 4 M  11:24 4.82 23:24 4.99 4 W  11:52 4.64 23:45 4.98 5 F 08:57 6.91 21:30 6.77 5 M 10:09 7.25 22:51 6.60 5 Th 11:15 6.50 23:49 5.76 5 Sa  11:43 5.55 5 Tu 12:55 4.54 5 Th 13:09 4.54

6 Sa 09:41 6.91 22:20 6.61 6 Tu 10:54 6.96 23:39 6.18 6 F  12:09 5.80 6 Su 00:00 5.29 12:54 4.90 6 W 00:45 4.74 14:19 4.67 6 F 00:59 4.85 14:20 4.70

7 Su 10:27 6.79 23:11 6.33 7 W  11:42 6.51 7 Sa 00:43 5.26 13:21 5.16 7 M 01:09 4.85 14:36 4.63 7 Th 02:13 4.87 15:24 5.05 7 Sa 02:12 4.98 15:18 5.02

8 M 11:15 6.57 8 Th 00:31 5.73 12:38 5.98 8 Su 01:58 4.92 14:58 4.87 8 Tu 02:43 4.75 16:03 4.87 8 F 03:19 5.26 16:12 5.46 8 Su 03:13 5.28 16:04 5.41 9 Tu  00:07 5.99 12:08 6.27 9 F 01:33 5.35 13:51 5.49 9 M 03:26 4.93 16:25 5.05 9 W 04:06 5.06 17:05 5.32 9 Sa 04:08 5.69 16:51 5.82 9 M 04:03 5.64 16:45 5.78 10 W 01:11 5.68 13:09 5.95 10 Sa 03:45 5.15 15:15 5.24 10 Tu 04:40 5.27 17:29 5.45 10 Th 05:04 5.54 17:50 5.74 10 Su 04:48 6.06 17:24 6.12 10 Tu 04:47 5.96 17:21 6.11 11 Th 02:18 5.48 14:22 5.72 11 Su 03:58 5.21 16:36 5.31 11 W 05:33 5.72 18:16 5.81 11 F 05:47 5.98 18:27 6.05 11 M 05:23 6.35 17:54 6.35 11 W 05:28 6.22 17:57 6.36 12 F 03:24 5.44 15:36 5.64 12 M 05:03 5.49 17:40 5.56 12 Th 06:15 6.12 18:54 6.07 12 Sa 06:23 6.33 18:57 6.27 12 Tu  05:57 6.54 18:24 6.51 12 Th  06:07 6.41 18:32 6.54

13 Sa 04:27 5.55 16:46 5.70 13 Tu 05:54 5.84 18:30 5.83 13 F 06:51 6.43 19:26 6.24 13 Su  06:55 6.59 19:27 6.42 13 W 06:31 6.64 18:55 6.61 13 F 06:47 6.53 19:07 6.65 14 Su 05:23 5.76 17:46 5.84 14 W 06:36 6.16 19:11 6.03 14 Sa  07:24 6.65 19:55 6.35 14 M 07:27 6.75 19:54 6.53 14 Th 07:06 6.66 19:27 6.62 14 Sa 07:27 6.58 19:45 6.67 15 M 06:11 6.01 18:36 6.00 15 Th  07:12 6.41 19:47 6.15 15 Su 07:55 6.80 20:24 6.42 15 Tu 07:59 6.82 20:23 6.58 15 F 07:41 6.59 19:59 6.54 15 Su 08:11 6.53 20:24 6.61 16 Tu  06:52 6.24 19:21 6.11 16 F 07:47 6.60 20:20 6.22 16 M 08:27 6.85 20:52 6.43 16 W 08:30 6.77 20:52 6.53 16 Sa 08:18 6.42 20:34 6.36 16 M 08:57 6.36 21:07 6.45 17 W 07:30 6.43 20:01 6.16 17 Sa 08:20 6.71 20:51 6.23 17 Tu 08:57 6.79 21:21 6.35 17 Th 09:01 6.63 21:21 6.39 17 Su 09:00 6.15 21:14 6.09 17 Tu 09:46 6.09 21:55 6.23 18 Th 08:06 6.54 20:39 6.14 18 Su 08:52 6.73 21:21 6.19 18 W 09:27 6.62 21:50 6.18 18 F 09:33 6.39 21:52 6.16 18 M 09:49 5.81 22:03 5.77 18 W 10:42 5.78 22:48 5.99 19 F 08:42 6.57 21:15 6.06 19 M 09:24 6.66 21:52 6.07 19 Th 09:57 6.35 22:20 5.93 19 Sa 10:09 6.08 22:27 5.85 19 Tu  10:50 5.45 23:03 5.48 19 Th  11:48 5.51 23:51 5.79 20 Sa 09:15 6.52 21:48 5.92 20 Tu 09:56 6.48 22:23 5.88 20 F 10:30 6.02 22:54 5.62 20 Su 10:53 5.68 23:13 5.48 20 W 12:07 5.24 20 F 13:06 5.42 21 Su 09:49 6.39 22:22 5.74 21 W 10:27 6.21 22:55 5.62 21 Sa 11:09 5.63 23:37 5.27 21 M  11:53 5.27 21 Th 00:18 5.36 13:38 5.35 21 Sa 01:06 5.73 14:18 5.52 22 M 10:24 6.20 22:57 5.52 22 Th 11:01 5.88 23:32 5.33 22 Su  12:05 5.22 22 Tu 00:17 5.14 13:16 5.01 22 F 01:43 5.55 14:51 5.72 22 Su 02:21 5.84 15:21 5.74 23 Tu 11:00 5.93 23:34 5.26 23 F  11:42 5.52 23 M 00:41 4.94 13:27 4.93 23 W 01:44 5.02 14:58 5.20 23 Sa 02:55 5.97 15:51 6.13 23 M 03:27 6.05 16:16 6.01 24 W 11:39 5.61 24 Sa 00:18 5.04 12:36 5.17 24 Tu 02:13 4.87 15:10 5.08 24 Th 03:17 5.36 16:17 5.73 24 Su 03:54 6.42 16:42 6.48 24 Tu 04:27 6.28 17:05 6.28 25 Th  00:18 5.00 12:26 5.30 25 Su 01:24 4.83 13:54 4.97 25 W 03:45 5.26 16:33 5.64 25 F 04:27 5.97 17:18 6.31 25 M 04:46 6.79 17:26 6.73 25 W 05:21 6.46 17:47 6.50 26 F 01:15 4.82 13:27 5.08 26 M 02:51 4.89 15:24 5.12 26 Th 04:54 5.90 17:37 6.28 26 Sa 05:23 6.58 18:07 6.76 26 Tu  05:33 7.03 18:06 6.90 26 Th  06:09 6.56 18:27 6.67 27 Sa 02:24 4.81 14:39 5.06 27 Tu 04:12 5.29 16:45 5.58 27 F 05:48 6.56 18:28 6.81 27 Su 05:10 7.08 17:51 7.05 27 W 06:19 7. 1 2 18:45 6.97 27 F 06:54 6.56 19:06 6.74 28 Su 03:35 5.04 15:51 5.27 28 W 05:18 5.86 17:50 6.15 28 Sa  06:35 7. 1 2 19:13 7. 1 6 28 M  05:54 7.42 18:30 7.20 28 Th 07:04 7.04 19:24 6.93 28 Sa 07:36 6.44 19:43 6.70 29 M 04:41 5.43 17:00 5.65 29 Th 06:10 6.45 18:44 6.67 29 Su 07:18 7.53 19:55 7.33 29 Tu 06:37 7.58 19:09 7.22 29 F 07:48 6.79 20:02 6.76 29 M 08:18 6.22 20:20 6.56 30 Tu 05:39 5.90 18:00 6.09 30 F  06:57 6.96 19:32 7.05 30 M 08:00 7. 7 6 20:35 7.33 30 W 07:21 7.50 19:47 7.09 30 Sa 08:32 6.40 20:39 6.47 30 Tu 08:56 5.93 20:56 6.34 31 W 06:30 6.35 18:54 6.51 31 Sa 07:40 7.38 20:17 7.26 31 Th 08:04 7.20 20:24 6.81 31 W 09:33 5.61 21:32 6.06