Were they on the middle path up the middle of the 2 lakes please. I've been 3 times now and was there yesterday at 4pm but didn't see them. Can you give me directions to find them please.would really apreciate it thanks Trudi
Trudi, Generally the disturbance levels from (increased) visitor numbers but particularly in recent years joggers and paddle-boarders keeps birds ever on the move around the reservoir edges. The causeway gets the most coverage by birders and being in the middle of the combined reservoir basins has appeared to be most attractive to Migrant waders, when they arrive. I am afraid you will just need to put in the time on site and keep asking other birders what they have seen and most importantly, where and WHEN, they made their observation. Ian
Trudi,. Also the time showing on the report is the time the observer uploaded their observations to the Bird Blog. It may have little or no relevance to when the reported species were observed. For that you would need to see a time against each species along with their precise location. Those details may have changed a few seconds later if birds then flew off for whatever reason. The one constant if there can be is that getting in early in the morning, when disturbance is least and birds like Waders most likely to have landed on the Causeway means your chances are considerably higher that they will still be somewhere along the Causeway. That and Good luck. Ian
Were they on the middle path up the middle of the 2 lakes please. I've been 3 times now and was there yesterday at 4pm but didn't see them. Can you give me directions to find them please.would really apreciate it thanks Trudi
ReplyDeleteTrudi, Generally the disturbance levels from (increased) visitor numbers but particularly in recent years joggers and paddle-boarders keeps birds ever on the move around the reservoir edges. The causeway gets the most coverage by birders and being in the middle of the combined reservoir basins has appeared to be most attractive to Migrant waders, when they arrive. I am afraid you will just need to put in the time on site and keep asking other birders what they have seen and most importantly, where and WHEN, they made their observation. Ian
DeleteTrudi,. Also the time showing on the report is the time the observer uploaded their observations to the Bird Blog. It may have little or no relevance to when the reported species were observed. For that you would need to see a time against each species along with their precise location. Those details may have changed a few seconds later if birds then flew off for whatever reason. The one constant if there can be is that getting in early in the morning, when disturbance is least and birds like Waders most likely to have landed on the Causeway means your chances are considerably higher that they will still be somewhere along the Causeway. That and Good luck. Ian
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ian I managed to see one on Monday so I am really happy thanks so much for all your help and advice x
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