Minsmere and Dunwich - twas a good two days

After spending the night in Blaxhall at the Ship Hotel (great location and woke to bird song)..we headed off this morning straight to Minsmere... this time brilliant sunshine and no rain!!  Very windy but that didn't seem to matter.  And finally!! managed a good view of a Cettis - we'ed heard dozens of them over the two days but all in hiding until this one!!

An obliging wren sang to us...

We were on the lookout for Bearded Tits - which we saw - three fly over, dipped down and they flew off again.  Later on we were to see one more.

View of the NT Tea Rooms of Sconeathon fame at Dunwich Heath..

A couple of Oystercatchers were about

And Avocets were being territorial..

Redshank.

We walked for a while and headed over for views of Adders.  Which we got and a pair were mating.

And as we returned to the visitor centre Pete got onto a treecreeper... which he put me onto... sadly Pete didn't get a shot as a result..

And by then it was lunchtime so we headed off to NT Dunwich Heath for a  lunchtime fruit scone. before heading off home.

A great weekend away..... here's to the next one :)

Dunwich Heath & Minsmere and just a few scones....

Up and off at crack of dawn to Suffollk..... to do some birding and enjoy some scones at then Sconeathon at NT Dunwich Heath

Great find was a pair of Woodlark... the sky was dull so really pleased to get these shots..

Managed a siting of a Dartford Warble as it popped up and then disappeared.

A robin obliged by posing nicely

as did a Chaffinch

After a wander we decided the cafe would be open and Rob would be there with his scones - he was!!

First two pictures are courtesy of Pete as I managed to wipe my memory card  DOH!!

I have to say at this point that our first round of scones we shared and had half each of each scone sampled... :D

Blackberry & Apple, Hot Cross Bun, White Chocolate & Raspberry

Pear & Ginger

Lemon & Blueberry

Stilton & Ale

From there off to Minsmere. We arrived and started walking - the sky went black and the wind roared and chucked rain at us - we got very web..

But eventually it cleared and we saw a Spoonbill far over the other side.  Lifer for me.  Two or three sightings of Marsh Harrier..

Godwits were about...

A Stonechat ;perched

Several Avocets

A Green woodie..

Adder curled up on the sun - the sky was getting bluer by the minute...

and great siting of a Munjac that didn't seem at all phased by our prescence..

Great to see a Blackcap..

and another great siting -this time a Marsh Tit

and finally back to Dunwich for tea......

A great day out with some good birds