08/03/2025   9.00 - 13.00  Blashford North  Hides and paths checked. Rail halfway along fence from road to Goosander turning, in area with compromised posts, has come loose from it's fixings. Otherwise all seems OK. 

Brimstone seen flying to the south of the boardwalk. 3 Lapwing seen on the Hanson scrape from Goosander Hide, a 4th seen from the screen in the Hanson Plant. Another Lapwing seen, outside the electric fence, on the spit to the right of Tern Hide. 

No additional bird carcasses seen other than the two already reported.