Here's a blog from Jonny, our warden intern.
My time as an RSPB warden intern is coming to an end. I can honestly say it’s been an amazing experience!
Surveying is a key element of our work and it’s an aspect of the work I particularly enjoy. Spring and summer are particularly busy times and getting up at sunrise can be a bit tricky sometimes but you do get to hear the most amazing bird song. Of course its not just about birds other wildlife surveys include butterflies, amphibians and small mammals. These surveys have strengthened my knowledge of habitat management and the impact conservation can have on wildlife.
Habitat management is at the heart of what we do, as we make the reserve as suitable as possible for the wildlife. Organising and leading volunteer work parties in tasks such as scrub removal, reed cutting and fencing has been fun and I’ve made some great friends. Seeing the positive effect that habitat management has on wildlife is very rewarding and your left feeling that you really are ‘making a difference’.
I’ve had some amazing wildlife moments! Watching acrobatic marsh harriers pass food to one another in mid–air over the reedbeds and flocks of starlings performing murmurations over the lagoons are experiences that will stay with me for a very long time!
I am leaving to start a full-time warden position at Holkham Nature Reserve on the North Norfolk Coast. So if you’re ever there on holiday come and say hello. I would like to say a huge thank you to the RSPB staff for being so helpful and supportive. I’ve loved every minute and I will definitely be back to visit, after all you can’t take Yorkshire out of a Yorkshireman!
And its good bye from me…