Your recent sightings at Minsmere
Your recent sightings
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Brightening up a dull winter day
Even on the dullest of winter days, there's always something to brighten up a visit to Minsmere, starting outside the visitor centre. Here, you can watch the constant to-ing and fro-ing of blue tits, great tits, chaffinches, along with several mar...
Posted 12 Dec 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
A golden evening
It's been another beautiful early winter day today. Despite the clear blue skies, I resisted the temptation of a lunchtime walk, instead waiting till late afternoon to head out in search of the starling murmuration. First, though, it was a quick...
Posted 04 Dec 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
Whoops and murmurs
After such wet weather for the last few weeks, it's been great to see the sun over the last couple of days. The arrival of colder weather, complete with frosty mornings, has brought a few small changes to the birds seen here. Perhaps most exciting...
Posted 02 Dec 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
Strange pond creatures
After a night of torrential rain that left many local roads flooded, it was perhaps not a surprise to see some unusual creatures emerging from the pond today. On this occasion, though, these were not some strange species of aquatic invertebrate or...
Posted 27 Nov 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
Celebrating what we see, not what we miss
How often have you heard the phrase, "You should have been here five minutes ago?" Such comments are frequent among birdwatchers, and are always infuriating. Do I need to know that the bittern that has been feeding in the open for two hours has ju...
Posted 25 Nov 2019 by Ian Barthorpe -
Looking seaward
The last few days have produced some ideal conditions for those birdwatchers who enjoy the art of seawatching. I say art deliberately, because it's not to everyone's taste and requires a lot of practice to get it right, but the rewards can be wort...
Posted 18 Nov 2019 by Ian Barthorpe