First up we pop in at Dunwich heath & get a quick tick when we see 3 Dartford warblers just yards from the footpath & on the way back to the car a nice Stonechat is seen.
On the way to Minsmere now when the pager does the job & we head to Southwold for the Sandpiper
it's not to far away so the planning really worked for us.
We find the Harbour inn & park up & can see the bailey bridge that we have to cross & walk for over a mile before we see a small group of birders & the target bird is added to our life list, a cracking little bird that is not to far away until it gets spooked & flies to the back of the scrape, we are still able to watch it in the scope but I missed a good chance to get a good photo when it was close.
On the other pool 3 Curlew Sandpipers & a Caspian gull give us two more year ticks as a bonus for the long walk we had to get down here.
Back to Minsmere to head to the east hide for a good view of the Red-necked phalarope ,it's with some Avocet & looks so tiny up against them.
so a good tick & before we leave it's a look in the Bittern hide & what a good decision it turns out to be when at least 4 Bitterns are seen with two good flight views & one Bittern shows in front of the hide for over an hour, word must of spread as the hide is now packed & some off the people were so excited as it was there first time of seeing one so close, it made for a really nice atmosphere to round off a really nice day birding with the boys, & I also pick up a tick when I see a Hobby over the back of the trees.
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| Broad-billed sandpiper |
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The very obliging Bittern |
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