I went from London to Minsmere in Suffolk by coach on 7th February, which turned out to be a wet and dark day. Sizewell C could be seen in the distance as I began my walk round the reserve.
The view across the lagoon from the East hide - it was misting with rain nearly all day!
There were lots of Lapwings and four Bewick swans in the distance
Synchronised dipping from the four Bewicks
Lots and lots of Lapwings on the spits of land in the lagoon
There were some horses on the land in front of a bird hide on the other side of the water
More birds on the zig-zag land in the lagoon - again mainly Lapwings, with a few Shelducks
Pair of Shelducks on the lagoon
Ringed Plover in the distance at the edge of a spit of land
Something had spooked the Lapwings and a large group of them took flight
Shelduck and a pair of Gadwalls on one of the little islands
Posing Shelduck
Eurasian Teal and Norther Shovelers on the lagoon in front of a viewpoint
Gadwall at the front and Teal at the back
A very distant Goosander
Round the other side of the lagoon I saw a Whooper swan from the Island Mere hide
A Mute swan was not pleased to the see the Whooper and came after it in an aggressive manner
Blue Tit in the bushes near the Visitor Centre just before I had to go back to the coach
Two Blue Tits in the bushes before my journey back home
and a Great Tit too!
Minsmere is a great reserve - and especially would be on a nice day!! It is huge area and we only managed to walk round a small part of it during the few hours that we were there.
