Visited for the first time day. Heard much about it but quite disappointed when i visited. Did not expect to get any ticks but went for the Harrier roost.
Before entering the reception saw plenty of Tree Sparrows on the feeders, always a welcome sight! Walked to the Ouse Fleet hide and stopped at the 2 hides on the way there - very few birds around! A few Teal, Mallard, Cormorant, Moorhens, Little Grebes, Mute Swans and Marsh Harriers. Managed to see a lone Brent Goose flying over. Small numbers of Thrushes, chaffinches, goldfinches, starlings, the corvids andmany woodpigeons. Not to forget a few Goldcrests around.
BOP - Marsh Harriers, Kestrel, Sparrohawk and towards the end a ringtail Hen harrier and a Barn Owl. Not sure if I would visit again. I did not see more than 5 harriers in the air together and as they moved around quite a bit it was hard to say how many there were exactly. It was hard to guage how many roosted as some appeared to go back in the air again.