Brian and I made an early morning visit to Minsmere this morning, having added Stone Curlew to the year list before arriving at the car park.
The plan was to just have a casual stroll around the reserve, with no targets in mind. A Nightingale and a Woodlark were both heard before we headed towards the beach. Having not had many opportunities to visit the coast this year, I still needed Sandwich Tern and Kittiwake for my year list. Both of which I added soon after entering the East Hide. Wader species were well down on previous years, with only seven species noted during the visit. At the Public Hide, Brian picked out two Roseate Terns among the numerous Black-headed Gulls, Common and Sandwich Terns.
A Bittern was seen in flight, with another one heard booming. The walk down to the Island Mere Hide added a day-calling Tawny Owl.
The reserve was relatively quiet, both in terms of birds and people, but we managed a total of 83 species.
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| The Public and East Hides |
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| Roseate Tern with Common Terns and Black-headed Gulls |
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| Roseate Tern |
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| The Island Hide area, viewed from Whin Hill |
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