21/03/2026  9.00 - 13.00  Dockens Water Path and North side. Usual path and hide check. Paths and hides OK; far fewer small branches and twigs on the paths than last week!!!

Issues needing attention:

• at the west end of Dockens path, on the way sign at the access point to the footbridge, the tape is falling off that covers the currently false direction sign to Lapwing hide.
• brambles immediately outside the northern side window in the Lapwing hide, require trimming to clear the view north.

Issue of note:

Dog walker seen by a visitor on the north side in the early part of the morning. 

Sightings:

• Birds well spread out across the lake. Usual mix except for...........
• Large flock of Black-tailed Godwit on Spit Island. 
• Sightings of Ruffs ?x2 and Little Gulls ?x4/5 reported on the west side of the island