Ian and I planned to go to Bank Island, but when Ian arrived there he found that the hides were inaccessible due to flooding, so we agreed to meet at North Duffield Carrs. Ian arrived before I did and was in the Garganey hide. As I got to the Geoff Smith hide, I popped in for a few minutes to say hello to Alan and Haydn.
I joined Ian and Peter in the Garganey hide, and I was pleased to find that the cold wind was not blowing in through the window, as it was yesterday.
The water level was slightly higher than yesterday, so it was not possible to see the top of the bund, so fewer birds close to the hide.
One of the many male pintails on the reserve.
From the other window of the hide wigeon and teal were standing on another part of exposed bund.
A large flock of pink footed geese circled over the reserve before flying off east.
A roe deer and its young appeared in the distance.
After a couple of hours we went to the Geoff Smith hide and joined Elaine and one of her "hearing dogs".
A pair of mute swans were feeding on the scrape and a pair of stonechats were on the reeds.
We left about 4:15 just as it was getting dark.
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