A fine, dry and sunny Easter weekend. Visitors could hunt the Easter Eagle with a radio transmitter to receive their Easter treat. Everyone could try out our new egg crushing machine, to see just how much weight an egg can take. Not only was this a fun guessing game, it helped educate visitors about the effects that insecticides like DDT have on thinning egg shells.

There was also a crafts table where children could have a go at making chicks out of felt.

The Great Bustards arrived. Chris Packham officially opened their new aviary at a press launch in front of a host of invited guests. Fergus and Jean-Claude make an impressive exhibit in their aviaries, and are sure to be popular amongst the Trust's visitors. The Great Bustard Group also set up an information point with displays about the work of the re-introduction project, and GBG staff and volunteers will be on hand at weekends and busy days to answers visitors' questions.

Andy, with volunteer and Trust supporter Adam Rose, flew to Kimberley in South Africa to construct a vulture trap to capture vultures for ringing in October. It has been constructed now and will be used as a feeding point for the vultures throughout the year so that they become used to it. The trap will be used to catch adult vultures that will be fitted with GPS/cell phone tags to track their movements. Ashley joined the group later.

	Above left and left, the hide under construction Above centre, a celebratory drink when the building work was finished Above right, the finished hide with the working party and MarkAnderson (Birdlife South Africa)