Now if you had been watching The One Show on Friday evening you may have seen a piece about RSPB Ouse Washes being flooded out and all the waders and ducks losing their nests. In the middle of the piece was about 3 seconds (yes even shorter than my own appearance the other week!) of moving film of a female Lapwing settling down on her almost floating eggs in front of the Butts Hide. Needless to say, there was no mention of it actually being on our reserve as promised.....
The good news is that we seem to have about 11 birds back on new nests already so fngeres crossed for a successful season yet to come.... oh and the one baby was still around today!
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer