Synopsis

This documentary explores the wildlife thriving within the River Ythan’s estuary, a five-mile expanse of marshes, mud flats, and sand banks nestled ten miles north of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland. The waters here teem with life, providing habitat for wading birds, wildfowl, shellfish, tiny crustaceans, fish, and otters. Designated as a nature reserve, the estuary has been the focus of an ongoing research project by the University of Aberdeen since the 1950s, dedicated to understanding its int