Mike Read / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) flying over reedbed. Ham Wall Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK. February.

Mike Read / Pools and reedbed in early morning mist. Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, England, UK, October 2018

Mike Read / Pool and reedbeds at sunrise with Glastonbury Tor in background. Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, England, UK, October 2018

Mike Read / Reedbeds and pools with wildfowl including Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Coot (Fulica atra). From Avalon hide, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalo...

Pal Hermansen / Angermanalven river with reedbed at edge. Near High Coast Bridge / Hogakustenbron, Veda. High Coast World Heritage Site, Vasternorrland, Sweden. August, 2018.

Loic Poidevin / Boat moored beside tree in Danube Delta. Reedbed in background. Letea, Romania. May 2018.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus) perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus), two perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus), five perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Mike Read / Drainage ditch and Common reed (Phragmites australis) through Puszta grassland near Tiszaalpar, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary June 2017

Mike Read / Stacks of harvested Common reed (Phragmites australis) for thatching near Tiszaalpar, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, June.

Matthew Maran / Common reed (Phragmites australis) reedbed, Otter Estuary, Devon, England, UK, February.