If you look at the website for the reserve it describes the reserve as hiding on the south bank of the River Ouse and for me it is a hide away from the football.
The water level in front of Ousefleet hide is slowly evaporating so no birds close to the hide. A pair of canada geese were slowly walking across the mud escorting their large young one. A lapwing started its "broken wing" display to try to keep the geese away from the young lapwings. I saw several young lapwings walking about at the bottom of the reed bed. You can just about see them in the picture.
Nice to see them and a good reward for the team who had some hair raising moments stopping traffic as young lapwing chicks were trying to cross the road!
There are still avocets nesting in front of Marshland hide.
It is difficult to see them as the vegetation in front of the hide is high. The team cannot cut it as they cannot disturb the nesting birds. When I visited the hide later in the day I saw this shoveler family.
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Reed warblers are busy feeding in the edge of the reeds.
The male marsh harrier with a trailing leg is still active.
Water voles can be seen in the ditch in front of the hides.
the tree sparrows were having a bit of a squabble as they enjoyed a dust bath on the path.
a red kite flew over
a whitethroat was bringing food back to its nest.
a blue tit family were in the trees looking for insects
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