The quest to rejuvenate the area around the visitors centre and provide a better vista for you, the visitors to look out onto continued apace today with myself and the crew of volunteers tackling the taller sallows in the dip behind the bird feeder hedge that were blocking out the view of the currently still very dry Purfleet Scrape...
In theory if we have done things properly, what we have actually done today should not really be visible...
This 'haircut' will actually encourage the Sallows that we have semi-pollarded to bush out over the next few seasons rather than reaching for the skies!
Hope you enjoy the view - oh and see if you can spot the difference between the second and third image...
All we need now is a deluge to fill up the scrapes!
Tony O'Brien took some nice shots of myself and Phil S 'hard at work' today...
And this was just the removal of the last willow!
The sunset was quite epic too this evening, aided by the unimpeded view from the other window...
and today's sightings too...
Monday 6th November 2017
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Hawfinch, 2 Bullfinch, Firecrest, Water Rail, 3 Marsh Harrier, 6 Skylark, Siskin, 3 Avocet