Male marsh harrier by Jon Evans Weekly update: This week we’ve continued to observe a few chases and flights during bittern watch but still have yet to see any evidence of nesting activity. Marsh harrier numbers remain at 8 nesting pairs,...

On Saturday morning, Minsmere Field Teacher and Visitor Centre Assistant, Stephen Massey, was walking through the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul church in Aldeburgh when he spotted what looked like a dead blackbird. Approaching closer he realised...

This week at Minsmere we’ve been bittern and marsh harrier watching, as well as carrying out our first bearded tit survey of the year (as well as my first ever!). The bittern watch revealed slightly more activity than in previous weeks with a...

Guest blog by Sue Rendell-Read, Minsmere Warden This week we were pleased to welcome Otley College students back to the reserve to help erect a scrub exclosure. The students - Jordan, Brian, David and Tom - are second year agricultural students, currently...

Minsmere has had a bit of purple patch in the last week or so, although you had to be quick to catcha glimpse of all our unusual visitors. Typically, I missed them all. The first week of May saw sightings of two rare herons in the reedbed: purple heron...