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The Ouse Washes are the area between two tributaries of the River Great Ouse: the Old Bedford River and the New Bedford River (also known as the Hundred Foot Drain).

The habitat is mainly grassland which floods in winter. It is then of importance for ducks, waders and swans. It is of national importance for Bewick's Swan and Whooper Swan.

It also attracts wintering birds of prey, including Hen Harrier, MerlinThis is about the bird; for alternate uses, see Merlin . Merlin Scientific classification : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae Falco columbarius Binomial name Falco columbarius ( Linnaeus, 1758) Merlin Falco columbarius is a falcon th, Peregrine and Short-eared OwlShort-eared Owl : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae Asio flammeus Binomial name Asio flammeus Pontopiddan, 1763) The Short-eared Owl ''Asio flammeus is a species of owl which breed in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbea.

There is another nature reserve nearby at WWT WelneyWWT Welney is one of nine wildfowl and wetland reserves managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust The reserve is at Welney in Cambridgeshire, England, 12 miles north of Ely, 26 miles north of Cambridge and 33 miles east of Peterborough. The reserve is on.

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