Sorry to start on a low, but unfortunately Cut Hide was burnt down on Monday night. You can still walk down Cut Lane but the hide itself has been cordoned off. We aim to have the hide replaced as soon as possible and thank you for your patience while we get it sorted out.
The fire service is investigating and leafleting the local area in case anybody saw anything. If anyone has any information that you think could help, please let us know at the visitor centre and we’ll pass it on.
On a happier note, despite some grey days, we’ve had lots to see all over the site.
Yesterday another water vole sighting was reported, this time from Cut Lane. 3 roe deer were spotted sauntering along the Riverbank Trail and green woodpeckers, kingfishers and buzzards seem to have been cropping up left right and centre for the past 3 days!
A little gull was seen around the flashes on Monday, and again today over Spoonbill Flash. 9 Avocets back on Hickson’s.
There is still a lesser redpoll hanging around the visitor centre feeders, stocking up before the trip back to Scandinavia for the summer!
Events update: For anyone wanting to brush up on their bird song id skills, or just get out early for a bacon buttie reward, we have 2 dates for dawn chorus walks about to go on the website along with new butterfly walks and heron watch walks. And for those of you with little’uns to keep occupied, Easter Family Fun Day is on April 17th as well as all sorts of other stuff all on the main website – www.rspb.org.uk/fairburnings