The footpath to Upper is open again. The plant yard looked to be pretty empty, as though much of it has already been taken away. Still a fair amount of infrastructure in place around the base of the dam. Couple of cameraphone shots attached.
Bird-wise the combination of the windy weather and the work at Upper meant it was very quiet everywhere.
Only thing of note at Upper was a single Barnacle Goose with the Canadas.
Lower - plenty of Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Mallard but not a lot else.
Mill Shrub - a few Mute Swans, plenty of Coot and Moorhen, small group of Canada Geese including one hybrid bird which has all its front-end white parts as a sort of beige colour, and all its front-end black parts as dark brown. Very odd-looking thing.
Two Buzzards in their usual spot, along the freshly-laid track between Upper and Lower.