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Description
The Christopher Cadbury Wetland Reserve at Upton Warren may be small but it boasts a wide variety of birds, particularly waders. It's divided into two parts by a boating lake, with the Moors Pool to the north and The Flashes to the south, with 2 branches of the River Salwarpe running through it.
The Flashes has breeding Чоботар синьоногий and wintering Кульон великий, plus many more species that might show up on spring and autumn passage. Regulars include Набережник палеарктичний, Коловодник лісовий, Пісочник великий, Побережник чорногрудий, Коловодник великий and Грицик великий. Rarer species include Брижач, Побережник білий, Крем’яшник звичайний, Грицик малий, Кульон середній, Коловодник болотяний Побережник малий and Побережник червоногрудий. Even Побережник-крихітка, Плавунець довгодзьобий, Плавунець круглодзьобий, Ходулoчник, Побережник арктичний, Побережник білохвостий and Коровайка бура have occurred. A pair of Сутора вусата, або синиця вусата were seen in November 2019. A Сапсан is often present and may be seen perching on one of the radio masts.
The Moors Pool attracts more wildfowl and has breeding Крячок річковий, Кулик-сорока, Очеретянка ставкова, Очеретянка лучна, Очеретянка середземноморська and Вівсянка очеретяна. Підсоколик великий is present in summer and passage may bring Лунь очеретяний, Скопа and Крячок чорний, while one or two Бугай водяний might appear in winter.
Both areas have breeding Пісочник малий, Чайка чубата and Коловодник звичайний, as well as Баранець звичайний and Баранець малий in winter. Also, the Мартин звичайний roosts may feature a Мартин середземноморський or a Мартин малий and have even hosted Мартин карибський and Мартин ставковий in the past.
Details
Access
By car: Take the M5 and leave at junction 5, taking the A38 going north through Wychbold and the village of Upton Warren. When you reach the roundabout, take the third exit into the two car parks by the boating lake (signposted Aztec Adventure).
The Flashes car park (on the right) closes at 8 p.m. in summer and 4 p.m. in winter. The Moors car park is always open. Permits costing £3 per person, are required for entry into the reserve for non-members of the Wildlife Trust, and these can be bought from the cafe by the boating lake. The entrance to the Flashes is at the other end of the lake and the entrance for the Moors Pool is further up the A38.