Savi's Warbler + 3 year ticks

Starting out a bit later than usual we are not helped by the closure of the A12 between Chelmsford & Colchester so we have to use the M11 then cross the A14 putting at least another half hour on the trip.
Once we arrive at Minsmere it's straight down to Island Mere Hide where we hear the Savi's reeling away many times over the next hour to give us all a good year tick.
The reed beds are alive with Bearded Tits plus Sedge, Cetti's & Reed Warbler the Reed gives us a  year tick.
Booming Bitterns are calling out but no sighting today, not that we went looking for them.
Round by the Adder trail we watch Common Whitethroat, more Cetti's & Chiffchaff popping from tree to tree. While standing here 3 Spoonbill fly over head but don't land,a Sprawk & a single Buzzard fly past & we get some good displays from many Marsh Harriers.
A walk around the whole of Minsmere reserve only gets us foot acre so we set off to Boyton Marsh to look for the Wood Sandpiper that has been reported.
A walk up to the Estuary wall where we meet a lone local birder who gets us onto a couple of Common Cranes that he had been waiting for them to come he's way.
He tells us that we are in the wrong place to see the Sandpiper & kindly directs us to Hollesley Marshes not to far away round by the prison.
At the viewing platform we have to wait for 20 minutes before the Wood Sandpiper drops onto a small Island not to far from us on the scrape.
 Also we get to see another 3 Whimbrel as they drop into the field at the side of us, we had seen 8 while at Boyton to get us the fourth tick of the day. Being out all day means we missed watching the Arsenal at Wembley & had to listen to it on the radio as we drive home, how hard was that & where did that performance come from.
                                                 
                                                                               

Savi's Warbler

Whimbrel

Wood Sandpiper