Your recent sightings at Minsmere
Your recent sightings
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Little 'uns
I don't often write two blogs in a day, but following my earlier insect-themed entry I thought I should update you on some of the fantastic birds that have been seen over the past week. Perhaps the star birds this week have been our little terns....
Posted 21 May 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
Mining nomads and more
Yesterday was World Bee Day, and as anyone who regularly reads our blogs will know, we like our bees at Minsmere. Not just honeybees and bumblebees, either. I've personally always had an affinity with bees as my maternal grandad was a bee-keeper, ...
Posted 20 May 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
Red and green and pink and orange
After last week's unsettled weather it's been great to see spring return again this week, with unbroken blue skies and almost no wind bring the insects out in force. My walk to East Hide this afternoon took a little longer than expected as I was...
Posted 14 May 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
A knot for all seasons
I was never a boy scout and can’t tie many different types of knots, but I can certainly identify a knot of the flying variety when I see one, and yesterday proved to be a great day for spotting knots at Minsmere. While there are often one or two...
Posted 09 May 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
Beginning birdwatching, volume 2: using your ears
For the second instalment in my occasional series of beginning birdwatching blogs, I explore sound, and the joys of birdsong. Whilst learning birdsong is a key part of learning and improving your bird identification skills, I would not ordinarily...
Posted 02 May 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
Let Nature Sing
Late April and early May always signals the peak arrival of our spring migrants, and maximum variety and volume of birdsong. But did you know that we've lost over 44 million songbirds from the UK over the past 50 years? As a result, many species a...
Posted 30 Apr 2019 by Ian Barthorpe
Grid Reference: TM4767 (+2km)
- Water Rail (1)
- 21 May 2019
- Avocet (113)
- 21 May 2019
- Cuckoo (2)
- 21 May 2019
- Cetti's Warbler (6)
- 21 May 2019
- Bar-tailed Godwit (1)
- 20 May 2019
- Little Gull (3)
- 20 May 2019
- Black Tern (2)
- 19 May 2019
- Redstart (3)
- 19 May 2019
- Common Sandpiper (0)
- 18 May 2019
- Kingfisher (0)
- 18 May 2019
