Orwell update

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.