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From the Flashes this afternoon Mike W further reports:

Wigeon, Gadwall 2, Teal 11, Lapwing 201, Snipe 14

In the roost were BH Gull 800+, LBB Gull c.25, Herring Gull 3-4, Curlew 12, Green Sand 1.
 
Evening at Flashes

Initially I was just going to check the water level on Zhen brook and at the sluice.
The water had stabilised at 0.28 that is 5cm up from Friday, but still ok for work to start tomorrow from c8.45ish.
The Hen Brook level started to drop when I left late on.
I decided to stay till dark and lucky to see the goosander that Andy P saw drop in for a brief time before heading NW.
The muddy east shore of the 2nd Flash was supporting a range of feeding birds inucluding:- grey wag, pied wag, mipits, green sand, snipe, lapwing and teal. This is the first evening roost I have done at the FLASHES since the spring due to the lack of water and consequently no birds. But hopefully I'll manage a few more late ones before the end of the year especially with rising water levels.
Species count Flashes:
Teal 38. Shoveler 2. Goosander fem.
Water rail.
Snipe 4. Curlew 13. Lapwing 240. Green sand (Andy had 4 at dark),
BHG 850-900 roosted. Large gulls several flocks flew over some dropped down but never roosted.
Green woodpecker. Stock Dove 45. Jay. Rook 2.
Starling 25. Mistle thrush.
Cetti's singing.
Pied wag 4. Grey wag. Reed Bunting 2.
 
Tommorow at FLASHES

Contractors will be digging channels at the FLASHES tomorrow from approx 9am. The work will be over two days from Monday to Tuesday.
This will improve the site for waders and especially for Avocet chicks .
 
Work party MOORS 16th OCTOBER

On Tuesday we will be working in Amy's Marsh.
Work includes...pillaging willows on the southern border. Installing temporary stock fence around the 'crassula ' mound, to stop the grazing cattle from spreading it.
Check and repair stock fence damaged by fallen tree.
PLEASE meet at Moors car park from 8.45ish
John:t:
 
Yesterday's WeBS count courtesy of Dave J:

Canada Goose 104, Coot 204, Cormorant 15, Curlew 12, Gadwall 4, Goosander 1, Great Crested Grebe 10, Green Sandpiper 1, Grey Heron 3, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 200, Liitle Egret 2, Little Grebe 9, Mallard 54, Moorhen min 22, Mute Swan 9, Pochard 4, Shoveler 18, Snipe 19, Teal 73, Tufted Duck 41, Water Rail min 2, Wigeon 1

Also Coal Tit again at the Moors Pool.
 
From the Flashes this morning Andy P reports:

232 Lapwing, 10 Curlew, 9 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 52 Teal, 2 Shoveler, Wigeon female, c40 BH Gull, 6 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Water Rail.
 
From the Moors Pool Andy P reports:

Female Wigeon (3 reported at the Flashes), 32 Teal, 18 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 135 Lapwing, 14 Snipe, Little Egret
 
JTB further reports from the Flashes:

Teal 77, Curlew 11, Green Sandpiper 3, Snipe 6, Lapwing 177, Barn Owl, only 120 BH Gull roosted, plenty of Meadow Pipits overhead, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail
 
From the Moors Pool JTB reports:

Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe 8, Little Egret 2, Shoveler 15, Teal 12, Gadwall 3, Tufted Duck 45, Coot 150, no Pochard, Snipe 2, no gulls, Mute Swan 9, Pied Wagtail 4, Grey Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff.
 
At least 2, possibly 3 Rock Pipits in with several Meadow Pipits at the flashes from 2:30pm...also a juvenile common tern dropped in briefly...thanks to Kim Wedgbury for the Rock Pipit find...
 

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Work party MOORS Today

Probably one of the best all round days I have spent at the reserve.
the work ....the weather..
..the banter....the birds....and of course the cakes.8-PB :):eat:
Also add the fact that we are having contract work done at the FLASHES. Would take a lot to beat this.:t:

Thanks to all 18 of the crew today another productive session
Work included:-
Constructing a stock fence around the crassula pile thst had been dragged out by the contractors last month. This has been covered by a tarpoline sheet and will be left to rot down and die. To stop grazing cattle trampling it we had to make sure the fence is cattle proof.

Also we started pollarding a section of willows on the southern boundary with the River Salwarp. The trees have now reached the height whereby they will soon start to split the trunks this will then kill the trees or at least make them no longer useful to hole nesting birds and insects. Many of the vertical shoots are now 20 feet and more high and 150-200mm thick. These trees were last pollarded 5 years ago. The trees life will be extended if we continue to carry out this process. The trees could be 3 feet wide when 50 years old and will form an excellent habitat of its own.

The brash was burned ..
We will continue this next week.

Thanks to Andy A. Bob O .Bobby P. Bob R. Charles. Dave H. Graham L. Jackie W. Jim B. John C. Julie W. Kim W. Nick F. Paul M. Ray C. Terry W. Tony B. and me.
Thanks for all the cakes as well Andy . Jim.
Julie and Tony. :t:
 
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One of the 3 possibly 4 Rock pipits today at Flashes

Moors:-
GCG. Little grebe 8. Little egret 2.
Shoveler 15. Teal 12-15. Gadwall 3.
Tufted 45.
Coot 150-170. Water rail 4 calling.
Snipe 6.
Skylark c10 overhead.
Cetti's 3. Chiffchaff. Goldcrest. Grey wag. Pied wag 4. Starling c80. Coal tit

This evening at Flashes:
Teal c65. Greylag 28.
Snipe 5. Green sand 5. Lapwing 220. Curlew 11.
BHG c450 roosted.
Barn Owl. Little owl on dilapidated barn.
Song thrush singing.
 

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enjoyable couple of hours this evening at the flashes. To see Rock and Meadow side by side and compare the difference for quite a time was great, then to have a Little Owl in the scope and to have a Barn Owl flying towards you topped the evening off well, good to see with the return of the water came the return of the birds. A lot of money spent by the trust on the eco system now this has to protected. Glad others got good photos mind was to rubbish to print even for me.
 
From the Flashes Andy P further reports:

185 Lapwing, 14 Snipe, 8 Green Sandpiper, 11 Curlew, 48 Teal, Water Rail, Meadow Pipits, Grey Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler
 
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