Trimley Reserve

The reserve is still frozen.  Wildfowl (Teal, Mallard, Gadwall, Shoveler, Pintail, Wigeon, Pochard and Shelduck) c1500 hugged the shoreline as if waiting for an imminent thaw of the reserve.  All the wader species that you would expect to find on the estuary at this time of the year, including Avocet were feeding on mudflat adjacent to the sea wall.  Several hundred geese, including Brent and c100 Golden Plover were on the marshes.

The photo below shows a frozen winter flood area.

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