It's only 43 miles from home down the M11 & with no traffic about at this time of the morning we are soon parked up & walking down to the reedbed hide, as we near the hide we hear the first purring of a Turtle dove, a quick scan of the trees & we have another year tick in the bag.
There is a large bare tree just before you reach the hide & with a bit of Patience you will see the bird come in to sit out in the open from time to time.
A look in the hide that over looks a reed bed we see Sedge & reed Warbler along with Reed Bunting a couple of Little Egrets fly up from the reeds.
Speaking to a local fellow birder in the hide he tells us that a pair of Marsh Harrier are nesting here & after a little time the female makes an appearance to give us a nice display.
On walking back to the car we hear at least 3 more purring Turtle Doves & we believe that there are five here in total.
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