It is less streaked below than female reed bunting. Breeding birds include meadow pipit, skylark, cuckoo, stonechat, linnet and reed bunting. Breeding birds include Snipe, Water Rail, Grasshopper Warbler, and Reed Bunting. This bird is similar in size to a reed bunting. Breeding species include great crested grebe, common teal, common snipe, and reed bunting. Reed warbler, reed bunting and sedge warbler breed on the reserve. Birds in the area include bullfinch, kingfisher, linnet, reed bunting, skylark, and song thrush. Turtle dove, reed bunting and sedge warbler breed in the adjoining Osier bed. Grey wagtail, kingfisher and reed bunting can also be seen in the river near Box. However the reed bunting is reportedly declining in Norway, Sweden and Germany. The reed bunting is not globally threatened and classified as least concern by the IUCN. Marsh-nesting birds include reed bunting, moorhen, coot and reed warbler. The Pallas's reed bunting is a small passerine bird, similar to a small reed bunting. Bittern, reed bunting, water rail, snipe and reed warbler are recorded as visiting this refuge.