Good day in Suffolk Glossy Ibis + all the Redpolls & Bewick's

Off to Suffolk for the day,Jimmy & I have waited for the weather to improve & Thursday is going to be rain free,so after a couple of hours we arrive at Hazelwood Common just after 8 am to hopefully catch up again with the Redpolls for a new year tick.
As we park it's a shock to see that the field where they have been feeding for the last few weeks has been turned over.
A walk down the side of the field soon dispelled our fear when we pick out the Arctic Redpoll in the bushes with many Lesser Redpoll, it took a little while to locate the Mealy but we found two as the flock fly over to the ploughed field to still feed there.
A walk down the track to the hide over looking Hazelwood Marsh only gets us one tick with a Snipe.
A nice first time visit to this Marsh & it is full of bird life, nothing that we needed for a tick but we do get to see a Sparrowhawk being mobbed by a Crow as it flies right over our head for a great view of it. A fellow birder tells us there is a Glossy Ibis at Eastbridge so although not needed for a year tick having seen one at Abbott's hall farm last week this one gets us a much better view.
Heading off to Dunwich Heath we divert to look for the 9 Bewick's Swans on a field off Lymballs Lane we drive all around the area but can't find them, so off to tick Dartford Warbler that we saw within minutes of arrival at the heath.
On the way to Minsmere we try again for the Swans but still no luck.
At Minsmere a Marsh Tit is seen at the feeders for a tick. We spend some time in the Bittern hide but no sign of it but we do pick up a tick with Bearded Tit. A walk down to a couple of hides is a bit disappointing with not much about at all.

Dartford Warbler

At Minsmere just nice

Before we head home we try one more time down Lymballs Ln & this time we find the nine Bewick's & a bonus tick when a Woodcock flies up from the grass verge. So a nice day & we end up with 9 year ticks.

Glossy Ibis

Arctic Redpoll