The drizzle of this morning finally cleared and the afternoon was sunny. We took a quick trip down to the Lower Test Nature Reserve. An icy wind was blowing in through the windows of the hide. I love how the reflections of the rushes give the water a golden tint. There were a few egrets a very distant snipe, a few sandpipers, some teal and a couple of shelduck around. The warden came into the hut whilst we were there and told us that the Kingfishers will have moved up river now beyond the tidal waters,but in the next month we might see Osprey as they migrate over . He also told us that in May he would be leading a walk to see the rare orchids that grow here and gave us some general information about the site.