Dad fancied a good day out chasing year ticks so what better place than Minsmere at this time of year so we headed off in that direction yesterday arriving just before 7am. A quick scan before entering the car park and we kicked off the day with nice views of Stone Curlew. A walk along North wall and we could hear Nightingale singing. At East hide we enjoyed an adult Little Gull and year ticked Kittiwake and Sandwich Tern. Bar-tailed Godwit were on view in smaller numbers than the Black-tailed Godwits and we picked out both Ringed Plover and Little ringed Plover. A Wood Sandpiper dropped in briefly to give us another year tick and then we found a pair of Garganey. Bearded Tit called as the flew along the tops of the reeds and we had lovely views of a Bittern too. A single Hobby gave Dad another year tick and we spotted a fly over Spoonbill. On the walk back I found a Treecreeper nest and enjoyed watching one of them coming and going with plenty of food for what I guess was the sitting female. We enjoyed 94 bird species on the day by adding Dartford Warbler up on Dunwich heath which the Jims both wanted to see.
Year list 194
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