Today saw the last of the Stour and Orwell coordinated low water counts; these counts are organised by SWT and involves 45 fieldworkers. My count section of shoreline is from Cliff Quay to Bridge Wood, which, in fact, was almost devoid of waders. I did have a count 430 Oystercaters and 160 Redshank, other totals included 110 Pintail, 19 Little Grebe and one female Scaup.
In Thorpe Bay there were 58 Avocet while at Trimley there were five Barnacle Geese, one Smew and one Ruff on the winter flood.
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About Me
- Mick Wright
- Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- My interest in wildlife began many years ago, when short trousers were in fashion. The first bird’s nest that I found was that of a Song Thrush way back in 1949. Luckily for me during my childhood days, the Orwell estuary was my playground. My most memorable recollection from those early-1950s days, and one that has stayed with me ever since, was when I stood at the water’s edge of Mulberry Middle at low water. I was in awe of the vastness of the scene around me; the natural wilderness feeling was so powerful, and thereafter I was simply hooked on the beauty and the wildlife riches of the estuary and I have savoured that experience on so many occasions. I have also seen some dramatic changes. These days, only on a bleak winter’s day or during the depth of night does the estuary become, once again, a wilderness for its wildlife. These are just some of the reasons why I am passionate about and do all that I can in the world of conservation.
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