You'll be pleased to know there is still some semblance of normality on the reserve while our redevelopment project picks up momentum.
Our volunteers are continuing to visit the site to make sure the bird feeders are topped up and check out which visiting migrants have stopped off in the Dell for some much needed R&R (see our recent sightings blog).
The vols are also keeping an eye on how the work is progressing and the latest pics from Allan Dawson show there's plenty happening.
Earth moving machinery is shifting soil at a rapid rate (which were hoping to use to form a bund and a new wildlife habitat) and walls are being reduced to rubble.
One thing we won't miss is our old car park. We've patched it, repaired it, resurfaced it and finally we're renewing it (as well as extending it). So there'll be more room and no more pot holes.
Gone (for now) is the small bird feeding station adjacent to the visitor centre. Creating homes for birds and small mammals is integral to our plans so the area surrounding and leading down to the new centre will include welcoming habitats and ideas that you can replicate in your own back yard or garden.
Looking back from the corner of the old visitor centre, it's hard to imagine that in six month's time this space will contain a brand new seabird heritage centre. Roll on Spring 2015.