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So
many comments on this.
I
would wish to add that it is unreasonable for us bird interested people to
believe that these hides are there only for us. And to a small extent are they
there for the birds. As infrastructure provided by the ACT Government, it is
reasonable to think they are there for multiple users and uses. We can
reasonably feel entitled though as major users to be consulted. Beyond
that, we are hardly paying the piper.
Fortunately I don't think we have ever yet had an
incident of a these facilities having been used for any major crime. If that
happens, no doubt there will likely be calls for major changes. They have been
used as "cuddle spots", so far, luckily it seems, with consent. Maybe as I have
been told, because of proximity to the car park which is a good site
from which to watch the fireworks).
I
think the extra brushwood screening is an improvement but I don't think the
other changes have done much useful.
What
concerns me though is the expense involved in doing this for what are
trivial changes. I don't understand the priority given to this. Surely there are
better things to do with a limited budget, like cleaning out the vast amounts of
rubbish in the water channel that goes towards the railway
line.
I
agree with Geoff that there is little if any reason to suggest a connection
between the recent bird records and the hides changes.
Philip
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