If you wanted to see Water Rail this afternoon you couldn't fail if you spent 5 minutes looking out of the visitor centre. Past winters have provided us with great views of them wandering past the window but today individual decided to spend most of its time out in the open posing for all to see.
Our friendly Merlin paid us another visit this afternoon. It was first seen sitting on top of the visitor centre window (yes really!) and then had a bath and dried itself off on the island. About 20 people managed to see it before it headed off over town pursuing a rather worried Snipe. Later this afternoon it went back to the North hide where it was sitting on the hide before sitting on the Sand Martin wall. The only structure it hasn't sat on is the buddleia viewing shelter. Tomorrow perhaps??