12/04/2025  9.00 - 13.30  Blashford North  Paths and Hides check. Fence from road to Goosander hide turning deteriorating rapidly!! - at least 2 rails broken loose in central section.

Some rubbish thrown out in front of Goosander hide. Did not go out to collect it due to active sand martins and other birds present.

Bird carcass seen, up from the shore line to the right of Tern hide - not seen before.

Bird sightings: Approx 10 Lapwing on the spit between Lapwing and Goosander hides. At least 5 sitting Lapwings in scrape plus equivalent number of others seen from Hanson Plant screen,  plus others reported. Common and Green sandpipers seen from Goosander and Tern hide, plus Redshank, Marsh Harrier flying over. Maccoa duck reported. Little Ringed Plover x2 reported.