Another Great Week in Suffolk and goodbye to Collared Pratincole

Well the Collared Pratincole has finally moved on, but the East Scrape at Minsmere still producing the goods

Cracking Snipe popped up right in front of the hide

 

 

A Greenshank came very close to the hide also

 

 

Then to Cavenham for Black-wing Stilts too distant to photograph but a life tick for me.

This young Blackcap came closer!!

 

 

Great little bonus I found this female Redstart near the car park at Cavenham

 

 

Banded Demoiselle on river at Cavenham

 

 

Corn Bunting spotted in the corn

 

Gave Boyton a look and spotted this Ruff also present were 2 Common Sandpipers

One of 40 Clouded Yellows found at East Lane

Bird feast on East Scrape at Minsmere

This week has been a great week for birds on the East Scrape at Minsmere, so there was plenty to keep you amused whilst waiting for the Collared Pratincole to appear.

 

Ruff

 

 

 

Black Tailed Godwits (with Dunlins)

 

 

 

Little Tern youngster came close to the hide

 

 

Adults

 

 

Little Ringed Plover youngster

 

 

 

Common Sandpiper

 

 

 

Sandwich Tern with youngster

 

 

Common Tern

 

 

 

Little Egret

 

 

Young Shelduck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Great Week in Suffolk

The birding front was very quiet until the Great Knot finally turn up on the Suffolk side of the river, I missed this bird so I was feeling a little low, but on Tuesday a Collared Pratincole turned up at Minsmere and it's been showing on and off for a few days now but always distant.

 

Tuesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

 

Whilst walking back to my car spotted this Broad-banded Bee Hawks Moth by the visitors centre

 

 

 

Dunwich we found these

 

Grayling (with Longhorn Beetle)

 

 

White Admiral

 

 

Brown Hawker