And so we find ourselves in March already, and most of this week has been spent gearing up to start our new placement at Occombe Farm tomorrow. The week has flown by, and we have once again spent large chunks of it studying away!
We had been hoping to complete the course before taking on the new position, but alas we've not quite been able to do it. As we will be taking on more units of a Level 3 diploma as part of our new placement it looks like we may be working a 37.5 hour week as well as trying to study 2 diplomas simultaneously! Nobody can say that we do things the easy way!
At least there is not far to go with the current diploma, as we are currently mid way through the final unit. Probably around another 4 weeks and we will be there. We will have packed a 12 month course into 6 months, and as such we only have to pay half of the year's tuition fees which is a bonus!
The most exciting moment of the week was had over at Berry Head, where we went to help release a few Guillemots and Razorbills that had been contaminated with oil following the recent storms. They had been rehabilitated by the RSPCA and after several weeks rest were ready to make their way back out into the wild again. Vicky helped release some of the birds from their boxes, while I took up my position alongside the BBC camera crew to get a few snaps of the action.
Most of the birds immediately flew away off of the cliffs, while others seemed keen to hang around for a bit of publicity before making their way off out to sea. Hopefully the conditions out there will treat them a bit better this time around!
A short video of one of the releases is available here: Guillemot Release
Amusing stories have seemed a little light on the ground this week, but the idea of this potential new sport made me smile....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26270603
Have a good week everybody!
We had been hoping to complete the course before taking on the new position, but alas we've not quite been able to do it. As we will be taking on more units of a Level 3 diploma as part of our new placement it looks like we may be working a 37.5 hour week as well as trying to study 2 diplomas simultaneously! Nobody can say that we do things the easy way!
At least there is not far to go with the current diploma, as we are currently mid way through the final unit. Probably around another 4 weeks and we will be there. We will have packed a 12 month course into 6 months, and as such we only have to pay half of the year's tuition fees which is a bonus!
The most exciting moment of the week was had over at Berry Head, where we went to help release a few Guillemots and Razorbills that had been contaminated with oil following the recent storms. They had been rehabilitated by the RSPCA and after several weeks rest were ready to make their way back out into the wild again. Vicky helped release some of the birds from their boxes, while I took up my position alongside the BBC camera crew to get a few snaps of the action.
These 3 weren't in a hurry to go anywhere!
Most of the birds immediately flew away off of the cliffs, while others seemed keen to hang around for a bit of publicity before making their way off out to sea. Hopefully the conditions out there will treat them a bit better this time around!
A Razorbill (near left) and 2 Guillemots freshly released
A short video of one of the releases is available here: Guillemot Release
Amusing stories have seemed a little light on the ground this week, but the idea of this potential new sport made me smile....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26270603
Have a good week everybody!
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