Due to the dry weather conditions we have had to resort to pumping water into the wader meadows using a petrol-fueled pump. Ordinarily our solar powered pump keeps these water bodies topped up but even the 550 litres per minute petrol pump is struggling to keep sufficient standing water in these ditches. The ground is so dry that it absorbs a lot of the water and evaporation rates are high too due to wind.

A new bridge has been put in the SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) which will allow access to more areas for our bird ringing volunteers. Although this section of Kingfishers Bridge is not public access it can sometimes be seen with a guided group. The area provides the perfect habitat for birds such as Sedge, Reed and Cetti's warblers, sometimes Willow warblers and many other Passerines (perching birds).