Reply To: Fairfield / Aldcliffe

[Dan Haywood]

#5014

*Recreational Disturbance Event:

Time and Date: 1630 21/3/22

Site: Conder Green

Form of disturbance: single dog walker with one dog

Birds seen to be disturbed / description of disturbance: 60 Wigeon, 4 Avocets, 4 Shelduck, 10+ Redshank, 2+ Oystercatchers forced to take flight when dog walker (having accessed saltmarsh from Glasson) reached edge of Conder creek at SD454561 Wigeon were displaced c800m. The dog was off-lead but not out of control– indicating that mere presence at such sensitive spots (well away from public rights of way) is enough to create problems.