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March Flush Count

Here is the tally of birds seen at the March (and final) snipe flush.

March Snipe flush count

On Monday 6th, we carried out the last Snipe flush count of the season. Luckily the rain stopped … Read More

February Snipe flush count

This month’s Snipe flush count was carried out on Monday 6th, on a cold but sunny morning. We counted … Read More

January Snipe Flush Count

The Flush team carried out the January Snipe flush count on Monday 9th in reasonable weather, after the … Read More

December Snipe Flush Count

Today’s flush count was carried out in good conditions, with some welcome sun at times. Two Snipe came … Read More

November Flush Count

The first Snipe flush count was carried out on Monday. This autumn the weather has been very mild … Read More

March Flush Count

A total of 81 snipe flushed this morning from the marshes, which are still exceedingly wet. Four of these were … Read More

February Flush Count

The fields were exceeding wet again for this morning’s count.  Steady rain made spotting difficult for those with glasses and … Read More

January Flush Count

A lot of standing water in the marshes this morning, and challenging depths of mud for the team … Read More