Once in the hide it's minutes before the Savi's is heard & then it's spotted in a bush over the back of the water, we have great scope views for a good year tick.Two nice clear views of Bittern,2 Otters & great displays from a pair of Marsh Harriers made it a great start to our day.
We are tipped off as to the location of a Grasshopper Warbler & set off to find it.
We walk to the bend past South hide & get to hear the bird calling on a number of occasions but we have to wait for over an hour before the bird showed.
Once the bird is seen we get to see it a few times sitting out & flying to another bush for another tick.
The group of people that we were standing with were heading off to find the Red-footed Falcon at Rendlesham in a disused airport, it's 14 miles from Minsmere & there was a small crowd with cars parked all along the road.
The Falcon was found with ease as all the birders were on it & we get really great early views of this cracking Falcon. The owner of the house was very obliging letting people into his garden to get a better view of the bird thanks to him.
The weather is not to bright but we spend over 3 hours watching the bird fly from one light tower to another & then dropping down to the ground to feed.Tick number 3 for the day & it's a little smasher.
Loads of people that we know were here so probably the reason we stayed so long.
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| The Red-footed Falcon |
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