Minsmere & Landguard gets me 2 ticks.

With the weather looking grotty all around,we take a chance that Minsmere is going to be nicer than most places & as it turns out we miss all the rain & have a cold but rather pleasant day.
On arrival we head down to the North hide & start the search for the 2 Jack Snipe seen here yesterday.
It takes an hour but we find both of them not to far out from the hide but they stay in the long grass just showing from time to time, it's a good view in the scope when they do move about so a nice start with a year tick for all 3 of us.
We walk all the way around the reserve over the next few hours & see loads of Med Gull, 2 Redhead Smew a single Knot & all the usual stuff but no more ticks are seen despite spending time in the Bittern hide they never show for us today.
On the way out of the reserve we take a quick look at the Glossy Ibis that has been around for ages,not needed for a tick but we always have to stop to watch this funny bird.
We call in at Hazlewood common for another look at the Redpolls & get some good views of the Coues's plus Common & Mealy as they fly from the bushes on to the onion field,this is our third visit here & they never disappoint.
A quick stop off at Landguard on the way home gets Jimmy & myself a good year tick when we find 2 Purple Sandpipers on the rocks by the pier.

The 2 Purple Sandpipers

A distant record shot