29/03/2025  9.00 - 13.00  Blashford North  Usual path and hide checks - bramble and trip hazards trimmed. 

2 Lapwings seen on bank to SW of Goosander Hide plus 5/6 seen in the scrape, 3 sitting. Approx. 20 Black tailed Godwits seen at northern tip of Spit Island. 2 Snipe reported on shore in front of Tern Hide.

Butterflies: Peacocks, Speckled Wood and Brimstone seen.

Reptiles: 1 1st/yr juvenile adder seen at western end of bank near the entrance to Goosander Hide. Another juvenile reported towards the eastern end - ?2nd/3rd yr juvenile.