I shouldn't add it because it was Wednesday ....
but Minsmere in Suffolk was lovely. Really not much to see at first except sand martins swooping low over the ground. The "scrape" was mainly dry: but as late afternoon fell lots came in to settle in the wetter area in front of the West Hide:
Six lovely avocets, 2 greenshank, several spotted redshank, lots of black-tailed godwit, lovely flock of dunlin, 2 ringed plover, many lapwing, some gadwall and juvenile shelduck, yellow wagtail, barnacle geese, 3 herons...all-in-all a very nice time just sitting in comfort and enjoying watching things one doesn't see every day at fairly close range in the lovely bright, strong afternoon sunlight. Thanks to the RSPB...my fiver was well worth it!
