Minsmere Wednesday and Friday

Minsmere Wednesday

 

Quick glimpse of a female Otter at Dusk

Redhead SMEW on Scrape

 

 

 

 

Minsmere Friday

 

BEWICK'S SWANS

 

 

 

MUTE SWANS

having a love in!!

 

 

 

TREECREEPER

 

 

SISKIN'S

 

 

 

 

GOLDCREST

 

 

TUFTED DUCK

 

 

 

 

 

Great Morning at Minsmere

Popped to Minsmere this morning only got as far as the Island Mere hide.

 

BEWICK'S SWAN

 

 

 

 

 

Then came along a angry Mute Swan

(notice the size difference)

 

 

BEARDED TIT'S

 

 

 

BITTERN

 

 

MARSH HARRIER

 

 

On the way back to the car spotted these two Tits

 

MARSH TIT

 

 

 

 

 

Then tried again for JACK SNIPE at Levington Lagoon

he was still playing hard to get, so only record shots again.

 

 

East Lane and Levington

The sun came out today, but it was still cold popped down to East Lane first thing.

 

TREE SPARROW

(distant shots)

 

 

 

SNOW BUNTINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE SWANS

 

 

BRENT GOOSE

 

 

GOLDENEYE

(very distant)

 

 

The on to Levington Creek

 

WATER RAIL

 

 

 

There was a JACK SNIPE on Lagoon but he was distant and very shy so this is a record shot only!!

 

 

Not a Bad Days Birding!!!

 

 

Otter at Island Mere

Not a good day birding, but a Otter brighten up the day.

 

 

 

This one is not sharp but shows his teeth

 

KINGFISHER

 

Bittern flying into reeds