Your recent sightings at Minsmere
Your recent sightings
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Species of the week: sheep's sorrel
You only need to enjoy a quick walk around the reserve to enjoy the spectacle of this week's species of the week from our 70 species to spot at Minsmere challenge: sheep's-sorrel. Look at any of our grassy areas, and you'll soon see the carpet of...
Posted 21 May 2018 by Ian Barthorpe -
A hairy day!
It was another lovely sunny day today, but it was rather chilly out on the reserve in a blustery northerly wind. Nevertheless, there were plenty of insects on the wing, especially if you could find a sheltered south-facing spot, out of the wind....
Posted 17 May 2018 by Ian Barthorpe -
Species of the week: highland cattle (and friends)
Apologies that our species of the week blog is a day late again this week - I was meeting a new journalist yesterday to introduce him to the amazing wildlife at Minsmere, before giving to a talk to the RSPB Norwich local group in the evening. Like...
Posted 15 May 2018 by Ian Barthorpe -
Species of the week: bluebell
Our weekly series focusing on a star species to look for continues the colour theme of my last blog by looking at one the UK's most popular flowers: the bluebell. This is only the second time in this series that I've picked a species that is not...
Posted 09 May 2018 by Ian Barthorpe -
Red, orange and green
After another dull, dreary day yesterday, it was lovely to wake to sunshine this morning - and the wildlife has certainly responded too. What's more, with warmer weather forecast for the weekend, it looks like being busy this weekend, so if you ar...
Posted 03 May 2018 by Ian Barthorpe -
Species of the week: green woodpecker
After a dull, damp weekend and a very wet Monday, today has been a gorgeous spring day - if a little chillier than last week. With the dawning of May, hopefully we've seen the last of the wintry weather and can really forward to spring, and a...
Posted 01 May 2018 by Ian Barthorpe
Grid Reference: TM4767 (+2km)
- Avocet (0)
- 21 May 2018
- Cuckoo (0)
- 21 May 2018
- Nightingale (1)
- 20 May 2018
- Bar-tailed Godwit (1)
- 20 May 2018
- Little Stint (0)
- 20 May 2018
- Water Rail (0)
- 19 May 2018
- Turtle Dove (2)
- 19 May 2018
- Common Sandpiper (0)
- 17 May 2018
- Little Gull (1)
- 17 May 2018
- Great Skua (0)
- 17 May 2018
