Coombe Hill (1 January 2011, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown)
The Severn level at Haw Bridge is a bit higher today (8.23 m, after months round the seven metre mark) so the Chelt and other small tributaries are higher too and there will no doubt be a little more surface water at Coombe Hill and Ashleworth after an unusually dry autumn The birds have already found the water: this morning, Les Brown recorded 420 Wigeon and 200 Teal at Coombe Hill, with 175 Canada Geese and 35 Greylags.