Loch of kinnordy RSPB reserve

So, I’m doing some more volunteering with the RSPB, this time in East Scotland near a town called Kirriemuir.  The reserve is about 90 hectares (almost 1 square kilometre) in size, and it’s possible to see it all in a day, which is what I did on my first working day here (Monday 29th March).  Since then I’ve been ducking inside avoiding snow (more snow!), out in a canoe on the loch, taking down fencing, and trying to keep warm.

On Tuesday and Wednesday it was blowing a hoolie, so not much opportunity for pictures.  By Thursday (yesterday) things had calmed down a little so Hannah, the warden, took myself and Tom, a local reed cutter contracted to the RSPB, out on the loch in the canoe.  Hannah collected 10 samples from the loch, which will hopefully tell someone somewhere something useful about the silt content.

Today I’ve had a day off

More information about the reserve is here

Hannah, the warden writes a blog, which is here

Oh, it’s late – I’ll write more soon.