The Lincolnshire Bird Club

3 Common sandpipers today,
6 Avocets,usually four.
1 dunlin.
on the grapevine i hear a Temmincks Stint has been or is still is at Alkborough flats ,been hoping for one at msq but to no avail,,:roll: ,last time i was there loads of destruction has occurred,trees/bushes where spoonbills were on has gone,what are they thinking of,same at messingham,the area near the car park has been nearly all cut in the last few days,a keen nature photographer coulnt understand ,as the day before he was taking photos of all kinds of insects,i.e. on the beautiful wild flowers now destroyed,damselflys,dragonflys,he was totally gobsmacked by these actions,ive no answers.
regards,
Rog.

The mowing at MSQ has been carried out to reduce the vigour of the invading Phragmites onto the meadow. Left unchecked the Phragmites will effect the botanical diversity, which will become impoverished due to competition and shading. Only the areas with the reed problem have been mown.

We have found that this periodic mowing "out of season" does not affect the perennial plants, which will persist as a rosette or with reduced leaf area as long as the cuts are not too frequent or too low. Annual plants will re-seed the cut areas from the surrounding area. It is a practise that we regularly carry out on a number of wetland/meadow sites to control invasive species.

Apologies for spoiling your enjoyment of the meadow, but the mowing will be beneficial in the medium to long-term.

Dave Bromwich
Lincs Wildlife Trust

Management is essential in some form at all wildlife sites and a measured response from a well-qualified conservasionist is both good PR and welcome on this Forum.

hi,Thanks for that,i and others did not know,now we do,many thanks,
Roger.