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[Gert Corfield]

Amended report per link below

UW 2018-19 Annual Report amended.docx.pdf

drive.google.com

 

[wheatearlp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1732441415995572472

 

[UW82]

Today's highlights at the Moors, North Moors* and Flashes:

MOORS: Curlew(5), Pochard (5), Gadwall (11), Shoveler (8), Teal (16), Tufted Duck (18), Cormorant (45), Little Egret, Blackcap (fem)*, Common Gull (ad W), Sparrowhawk.

FLASHES: Lapwing (138), Teal (64), Shoveler (5), Peregrine.

Des.

 

[wheatearlp]

Today's highlights at the Moors, North Moors* and Flashes:

MOORS: Curlew(5), Pochard (5), Gadwall (11), Shoveler (8), Teal (16), Tufted Duck (18), Cormorant (45), Little Egret, Blackcap (fem)*, Common Gull (ad W), Sparrowhawk.

FLASHES: Lapwing (138), Teal (64), Shoveler (5), Peregrine.

Des.

To which I can only add eight L.Egrets roosting at Sailing Pool this evening and four Fieldfares, which have been hard to come by (for me at least this winter) along west track at Moors.

 

[Gert Corfield]

Moors this morning;
Water levels dropped. Highlights 5 Curlew, 120 Lapwing, 29 Fieldfare, c150 Stock Dove, 6 Pochard, 15 Gadwall, 2 Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, female and Juv Peregrine, Otter passing east hide.
Flashes - 5 Great Crested Grebe, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff to SP. 70 Teal, 3 Shoveler & 120 Lapwing to Flashes

 

[Gert Corfield]

Moors this pm. 5 Curlew still foraging on new island - a success! 2 Chiffchaff along salwarpe, c65 Reed Bunting, 50 Chaffinch, 80 Linnet, 11 Siskin, 8 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 14 Gadwall, male Stonechat, Water Rail with worm!

 

[Ian Byrnes]

A few from the Moors & Flashes over the last few days...

 

[Gert Corfield]

Fairly happy with Bin views and calls of a Rock Pipit fly over as I approached the hide at the Flashes but can't find any Pipits on deck. Otherwise 115 Lapwing, 65 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 45 Greylags toughing out the downpour

 

[Julie50]

How are the water levels Gert?

Brandon Marsh is reporting access to only one of their hides!

 

[Gert Corfield]

How are the water levels Gert?

Brandon Marsh is reporting access to only one of their hides!

Well down since a few days back. Sluice works a bit slower at the Moors so may be up again there now and the A38 pretty flooded but passable again just now. Flashes has dropped over 40cm so all islands visible and paths fine 👍

 

[Julie50]

Thanks 👍

 

[Emma]

Wellingtons needed to get to the Lapwing Hide at the Moors! A38 flooded but passable between the Moors and Webbs.

 

[Gert Corfield]

There'll be no works tomorrow again according to the Trust if anyone is planning to visit. Presumably now due to re start on Tuesday

 

[wheatearlp]

There'll be no works tomorrow again according to the Trust if anyone is planning to visit. Presumably now due to re start on Tuesday

Yes, depending on water levels at Moors. Salwarpe in flood again, hence the 'river' over the east track.

 

[wheatearlp]

Water level still high at Moors, about .89 on the marker in Amy's. Sluice-pipe still underwater. Therefore, possibly no work on Moors tomorrow but may start on the Flashes if the level there has reduced.

 

[wheatearlp]

Nothing much at the Moors from late morning to mid-afternoon. Chiffchaff, male Stonechat, five Curlew & two Cetti's Warblers from Jacobs' Hide & calling Nuthatch from east track.
Late afternoon saw 8+ L Egrets & a Cattle Egret in to roost at the Sailing Pool.

 

[wheatearlp]

The contractors are working at the Flashes today & likely to be tomorrow & maybe Friday. I'll update as and when I know for definite.

 

[Phil Andrews]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1734988122620924137

 

[UW82]

Today's highlights at The Moors and Sailing Pool:

MOORS: Curlew (5), Lapwing (c70), Pochard (7), Gadwall (8), Teal (15), Tufted Duck (12), Shoveler (1), Cormorant (11), B H Gull (20), Stonechat (male).

SAILING POOL: Little Egret (26), a site record by some distance.

Des.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Also of interest is this GPS tagged Bewick's Swan which must have passed very close to the reserve (I estimate the cross-over point is Dodford).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1734944443994681538