Tuesday 14 December 2010

Orwell estuary and Trimley reserve updates

Today I was involved, with about 44 other fieldworkers, in a coordinated low water count of the Stour and Orwell estuaries. My patch of intertidal was between Cliff Quay and Bridge Wood saltings. I counted 1,600 Dunlin, the highest number for many years, other species included 248 Redshanks, 465 Oystercatchers, 127 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Scaup, 39 Great-crested Grebe and 20 Little Grebe.


Observations these past few days at the Trimley Marshes wetland reserve have included Waxwings, Red-headed Smew, Mandarin Duck, white-fronted Geese and a Pink-footed Goose.


Gulls, ducks and Geese on the reservoir at Trimley


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