Other birds interactions are even more wonderful such as the great crested grebes, often elaborate courtship. Home; About. Minsmeres varied landscapes makes it an ideal spot to see how we manage and protect different habitats for the benefit of wildlife. ), We spend 90% of net income on conservation, public education and advocacy, The RSPB is a member of BirdLife International. Species observed. Read more advice about what to do if you find a bird that needs help. Escapee exotics do not count in official eBird totals. Click Submit to share your rare bird sightings via our simple form. Find out more. Find out more about the nature and wildlife outside your window. To book onto a Wildlife Explorers email Hannah.Jones@RSPB.org.uk or telephone the Visitor Centre and ask for me. Its nesting season for our waterfowl too but what are the rules you need to follow for ducks, geese or swans? Find out why. Read more advice about what to do if you find a bird that needs help. Find me on Flickr/ All about your camera - The Getting off Auto Index, Definitely a common buzzard WJ. Cranes nest for the first time on the Suffolk coast. Book your own exclusive, personalised, half-day tour with an experienced Minsmere guide to explore our important habitats and discover some of the amazing wildlife found here. by Ian Barthorpe, Posted 28 Jan 2023 This involves staff and volunteers getting in early (at least an hour before the sun is up) to count the number of booming males. by Ian Barthorpe, Posted 18 Jan 2023 Nature Notebook. Nature is stronger with you on its side. The RSPB Community. It's that time of year when our wardens and volunteers and volunteers are busy with habitat management work in preparation for the coming breeding season. June 1, 2022. by karen akhurst funeral. Minsmere's first whiskered tern for several years flew north yesterday, seen only by one of our most experienced guides. . Many are just moving into their breeding plumage, whilst others are already there. See our ideas to keep you connected to nature during coronavirus, From our regular emails to your favourite social media, theres more than one way to keep in touch with nature, Discover how a campaign against feathers in fashion sparked a global force to save nature with more than a million members. Choose an idyllic walk or head to the coastal lagoons to see an impressive variety of birds, including avocets, bearded tits and bitterns. With the migrations season well underway, here's another new thread for you to let us know what birds are arriving, breeding or just passing throough at Minsmere. This scarce duck is unusual in being the only species of duck that is a summer visitor to the UK, which has earned it the nickname of cricket teal. To cover the cost of materials we ask 2.00 per child per meeting for members, 3.50 per child per meeting for non members. How can i report recent sitings of birds. * Bird News Pro and Bird News Ultimate subscribers receive full sighting details. Discover nature together in our Wild Zone and Wild Wood Adventure area. I assume they're on their way from A to B, we don't normally see so many hanging around! Join the community here The RSPB's premier nature reserve, covering over 930 hectares (2,300 acres). Also, check out our fantastic range of resources for teachers, or take on the Schools Wild Challenge. Even better, is to use Birdtrack, which is an online database administered by the BTO, with The RSPB as one of the partners. I've just posted a new one with a summary of the last week's sightings and the current flooding. That's not good news for the butterflies and bees that emerged during the sunshine at the start of the week, or the early spring migrants that have arrived. Migrating birds have travelled thousands of miles just to get here. Find out about recent wildlife sightings at Minsmere. Thought Island Mere hide had the best chance of a snipe. I am an accomplished, growth-focused and digital-savvy marketing professional with comprehensive experience in marketing, sales and business development. Please remember that the government guidance is still to stay local and minimise journeys where necessary. One or two swallows have been seen this week too. 2023 BirdGuides, Warners Group Publications Plc. Lets hope some owls take up residence to give great views from the hide. SC037654, Accepting all non-essential cookies helps us to personalise your experience, These cookies are required for basic web functions, Allow us to collect anonymised performance data, Minsmere requires membership for participation - click to join. The latest bird sightings seen at Changi Beach Park, located in , Singapore . See some of the ways you can get into green living. A member of our team will review your photograph for suitability and will credit the image to you (unless you request otherwise). The reserve is sign posted with brown tourist signs from Westleton. Waders included whimbrels, green sandpipers, greenshanks and bar-tailed godwits as well as the more predictable avocets and black-tailed godwits, while Mediterranean gulls reached a new high of 14. RSPB Minsmere allegedly misses Sizewell C Deadline. 207076, Scotland no. A busy ol' day with plenty going on. Starling numbers will diminish fairly quickly this month and nearly all wigeon and teal will move to their breeding grounds (individuals of both stayed in the Avalon Marshes last spring/summer). Eastern Yellow Wagtail. Catch up with the RSPBs own nature detectives on the case as they look to save some very special places. 2. BirdGuides is first for bird news. Show off your images, experiences and read the RSPB's blogs! Other smaller migrants seen this week have included a black redstart in North Bushes on Tuesday, one or two wheatears in the dunes and two firecrests in the Sluice Bushes. Provisional species count in official eBird totals. A closer look at the species that have been spotted at our Minsmere reserve. Then along comes a Bitten and Snipe (same places as Clare) and wow a champion place to try out the new camera. 3 Snipe from Island Mere Hide, between 12.30 and 1.00. Cetti's warblers are in full song and great spotted woodpeckers can be heard drumming in the woods. Today is World Wildlife Day, which seems like the perfect opportunity to celebrate some of Minsmere's most amazing wildlife, so here's a quick summary of what's been seen this week. TM473672. Gadwall and shoveler are more numerous, and both can be seen displaying alongside the more familiar mallards. Bar Charts; Media; Printable Checklist; Hotspot stats. by Ian Barthorpe, Posted 02 Feb 2023 Also this week: blackcap heard singing at VP1(think I heard one between here and the car park this morning - briefly), red kite seen over the car park on Sunday and again on Tuesday, Ravens seen and heard over the reserve frequently, peregrine over the car park on Sunday, Egyptian goose along with 3 pintail (1 male, 2 female) seen from VP1 on Sunday, 4 buzzards soaring together over the car park yesterday, lesser scaup still being reported over at the Long Drove area this week, green woodpecker seen near the Avalon Hide this week - I heard one calling in the woods to the west of the Hide on Wednesday, great spotted woodpeckers seen and heard daily, kingfishers seen daily - try Waltons, the Avalon Hide or the old rail bridge perhaps and this jay photographed in flight by David Love yesterday between VP2 and the closed bridge over the drain (he was on the grassy footpath side) - thanks David: That's it for this week. SC037654, Accepting all non-essential cookies helps us to personalise your experience, These cookies are required for basic web functions, Allow us to collect anonymised performance data, Posted 03 Mar 2023 I also noticed some long tailed tits carrying material into some bramble bushes around Loxtons this morning, so nesting underway here too. Following the floods this winter, watch how one area is using nature as a natural protector. Get out, get busy and get wild! Join the community here. This thread was a good idea - we're hoping to be visiting you today so watch this space! Catch up with the RSPBs own nature detectives on the case as they look to save some very special places. When you are at Minsmere, you can complete the visitor sightings book in reception, and add records to white boards in some hides, allowing other visitors that day to know what to look out for. Naturalized: Exotic population is self-sustaining, breeding in the wild, persisting for many years, and not maintained through ongoing releases (including vagrants from Naturalized populations). Migrating birds have travelled thousands of miles just to get here. They would have to go some to beat last years massive total of 22 boomers on Ham Wall, with a further 2 just off our border. Last seen First seen High counts . Calm sunny winter days always ensure a wonderful day will be enjoyed on the reserve, whatever wildlife you happen to see. Find out more. Thanks to the helpful and friendly staff. Penny's Hot Birding and Life! A small tortoiseshell butterfly was spotted at the car park yesterday and I saw a large bumblebee (a queen I'm guessing) buzzing around on Wednesday. 207076, Scotland no. The reserve has seen more than thirty species of wading birds. See some of the ways you can get into green living. It is now an annual (though uncommon) passage migrant - this bird probably fledged in Eastern Europe and was making its journey to Winter in Africa when it stopped off at Slimbridge. 01728 648281, Email: Suffolk County; England; GB; Map Map. by Ian Barthorpe, Posted 03/01/2023 Look out in the reedbed, also, for both little and great white egrets, especially as they fly from one pool to another. 5 Common Buzzards from Island Mere Hide, late morning. Snipe from boardwalk outside Island Mere Hide, between 3 and 3.15pm, 4 marsh harriers from Island Mere Hide, between 5 and 6pm. There are several ways that you can report sightings. In fact it's now only a fortnight until our first of 2 early morning booming bittern surveys. Look for the dramatic switchback display flights of marsh harriers above the reedbeds and listen for deep booming call of the elusive male bittern. They can then be reported in the annual bird report for the county. What a strange week we've had for the first week since the lifting of the stay at home guidance. Bearded tits can be seen flitting over the reeds all year round. Why Include a Gift to Nature in Your Will. Contact us. Our full archive of daily highlights and logs going back to 2014 can be found on the Daily Log & Archive page. Opening Hours: The car park, hides and countryside walks are open from dawn to dusk every day, except 25 and 26 December. Good meeting up with you Clare, it was our Summer house an Osprey used as a "Perch." That's certainly been the case so far this week, as you can see from these photos taken over the last two days, showing the cont Minsmere is an incredibly rich and varied nature reserve, with the widest variety of wildlife found on any RSPB nature reserve in the country. Please can I ask you all to restrict postings to this thread to sightings from Minsmere, and that you include dates, times and locations where possible. Thanks Andrew: We've been frantically finishing off certain works this week before March kicked in - an end now to any habitat management work for the season. We had a brilliant day and got to see a bittern, a great white egret and a stonechat. Checklists submitted within the last hour are not shown. Nature is stronger with you on its side. The Wild Zone has fun activities including a play tree and child-sized nests. What started out as a couple of days that felt more like midsummer than early spring, has ended with a return to winter as northerly winds grip the east coast. Find out why. Show off your images, experiences and read the RSPB's blogs! You can also find sightings by visitors. 11:40. by Ian Barthorpe, Posted 18 Jan 2023 207076, Scotland no. Get Directions from Google; Other Nearby Hotspots; Monthly Sightings; Notable Nearby Sightings; Hotspot Details .