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A pond at Chorlton Meadows

October 22, 2017 by Julian

As in previous years we today worked with the Friends of Chorlton Meadows to maintain an area of open water in the reed bed here.  The reed bed and surrounding area continue to be one of the most diverse parts of the meadows: kingfisher, reed warbler, sedge warbler, water rail and the fastest declining British native species, willow tit, frequent the area. Throughout the summer large numbers of damselfly and dragonfly were hawking over the adjacent meadow.

Recently a local bird group ringed a sedge warbler. The same bird was caught again thirteen days later on the south coast having travelled over three hundred miles. Sedge warblers winter south of the Sahara desert.

Volunteers at work in the pond
Volunteers at work in the pond
A cleared area in the pond
A cleared area in the pond

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Posted in Ponds and lakes | Tagged Friends of Chorlton Meadows | 1 Comment

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  1. on November 12, 2019 at 9:27 pm Back in a pond at Chorlton Meadows | SACV

    […] familiar company: members of the Friends of Chorlton Meadows, of course!  We’ve worked here several times in the past, and once again were clearing reeds to maintain an important section of open water, in order to […]



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