{"id":1082783,"date":"2016-08-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=65c9dfecda4964a6986d436f19e8bcbd"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:12:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:12:18","slug":"wheatear-at-minsmere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wheatear-at-minsmere\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheatear at Minsmere"},"content":{"rendered":"

An early start saw us walking Minsmere in search of Swampy without joy as it had seemingly “done a bunk” been eaten or simply decided it likes the deeper section of reeds. Anyway we didn’t give much time to scanning the pool and instead decided to enjoy a mornings birding around the reserve.<\/p>\n

We picked up a scruffy little Wheatear at the sluice and as usual the Swallows entertained us here.<\/p>\n

A Kingfisher was seen along with Sparrowhawk and Bittern while sitting here.<\/p>\n

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Wheatear at Minsmere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wheatear at the sluice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the hides we enjoyed 40+ Little Gulls, 20+ Spotted Redshank, a Green and 2 Common Sandpipers along with the usual Blackwits, Avocets, Ringed Plovers and a few Dunlin.<\/p>\n

We moved up the road and plotted up at Westwood Lodge hoping the Honey Buzzards would display but it was a little windy and the targets failed to show. We picked up Tree Pipit and Spotted Flycatcher here to make it a worthwhile stop but left without the Swamphen or Honey Buzzard.<\/p>\n

Year list now 254<\/p>\n

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