More heavy rain overnight brought flooding in many places throughout Suffolk. The reserve is saturated with large areas of standing water almost everywhere. The top meadow is flooded and the reservoir is full and has just started to flow over the spillway; it has never been seen this high at this time of the year before.
The pictures below show the summer flood, which is fine; any further rain or seepage will automatically be discharged. However, the winter flood is far too high due to last nights rain. I managed to take a pipe off the sluice to drain the water. The Lapwings nest now surrounded by water was yesterday surrounded by grass. The four eggs must be just a few days from hatching as there are chicks in this area who thankfully made it through the night.
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| Summer flood |
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| Winter Flood with a Lapwings nest in the middle of the picture |
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| This Lapwing has made an extra large nest to keep the eggs out of the water |
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I have not seen the likes of this, even where the Lapwing used to nest in our old South Wales home on Gower.
ReplyDeleteHi caroline thanks for your comment.
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