WATER workers who were set the challenge of building a 40ft bird hide in a day flew through their challenge.
The birdwatching hut was built at Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust nature reserve by 15 Northumbrian Water employees.
The challenge began at 8am on Tuesday, when the first workers began sawing, painting, and hammering together the hide.
They had to complete their challenge before 4.30pm. But by 3.30pm, the timber construction was finished, complete with a felt-lined roof, windows, two coats of paint and even a plaque, which was unveiled by Northumbrian Water's wastewater and networks director, Henry Wilson.
Chris Francis, from Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, said: "They worked like Trojans and did a cracking job. It looks the part and is now open to the public. We had an opening ceremony and Henry Wilson unveiled a plaque."
The challenge was also designed to mark World Wetlands Day last Sunday.
The day marked 32 years since the creation of the Ramsar Convention, which was signed up to by 90 countries which pledged to conserve their most important wetland sites.
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