I drove up to the North York Moors today to try and photograph ring ouzels at a spot I know well and although I found the birds, they would not reveal the nest location. Both birds were in the area of the nest with food in their beaks but despite my being at least 500yds away and observing with binoculars, they wouldn’t go to the nest. I left them for a while and then went back but by this time, the heavens opened and it was too wet to sit out so I left them alone. When I left the ring ouzels, I spent an hour photographing the lapwings and there were plenty of them about. Some chicks were well grown while others were very small and obviously second brood, It’s good to see these beautiful birds doing so well.
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