Black Headed Gull on Havergate Island - I can only assume there was something tasty underwater! youtu.be/OKiUQGUBGCQ

Even the enigmatic Hare has to have a good scratch occasionally! #HavergateIsland youtu.be/w-5P0HBkH3o

You give the Hare ONE job! #HavergateIsland

We're part of the team undertaking surveys on the Adders at Minsmere this year & came across one of our known individuals when checking off-piste areas - this is Speedrite who we occasionally see on the Sand Martin bank @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #adder

For those trying to work out who's who when watching the melanistic Adders at RSPB Minsmere, a little video showing them both. Graphite & Rylan are both up and about now in their regular basking spots @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/F1uMmXlE4V8

Three of the Adders we spotted yesterday at RSPB Minsmere Graphite (with parasol), Rylan (with tongue) & Ekans - a new male to us, named by Bruno after one of his favourite Pokemon characters (try reading the name backwards). A bit shy at present but looks full grown. @rspbminsmere.bsky.social

Konik Pony being attended to at the Magpie Spa, RSPB Minsmere 🙂 @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social youtu.be/634gE6tIlRU

First Adder of the year for us at RSPB Minsmere - a melanistic one we named Graphite last year 😊 @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

The Firecrest (along with the Goldcrest) is the smallest bird in the UK - they're very small and always on the move, notoriously difficult to photograph. Just occasionally however, one will sit still and preen. Enjoy! @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/cNKJUOaq2Mg

Trip out to Havergate Island today looking at what work might need doing after the soggy winter & picking up a load of (unfortunately ever-present) litter

Every now and agaain, an Otter will show off nicely @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/Dbm_5_Z_G94

Bittern working around the edge of Island Mere at RSPB Minsmere @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/RLKuStEME5A

The Truxors have been hard at work in the @rspbminsmere.bsky.social reedbed. They're nearly done for the winter, just finishing off in front of Bittern Hide @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/hoA8IQA__fI

These are the RSPB Minsmere Koniks universally known as the Naughty Boys - as they are renowned for escaping! That's why they spend the winter conservation grazing the Scrape which has a solid fence all around it 🙂 @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/lLlHLY3E9fI

Various people have asked me about trips to Havergate Island - some have now appeared on the booking system 😃 events.rspb.org.uk/havergateisl... #HavergateIsland

Whooper Swan flypast on a murky day @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/lVoyaxtgWPQ

A few seconds of an Otter on the ice at RSPB Minsmere @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

It was nice to see a tagged Marsh Harrier @rspbminsmere.bsky.social this weekend. Turns out he was tagged as a nestling in June 2024 up in Norfolk, then headed for Cambridgeshire. He obviously missed the sounds of the sea so headed back to Suffolk 🙂 @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

The Koniks on the RSPB Minsmere Scrape @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/ba-bM_oI-_Q

More from the Bittern on ice. It's become a bit of a regular thing for this time of year for me to be able to film these enigmatic birds practicing their ice-skating 😊 @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/sb8nYIhGgRU

Bitterns are famous for their ice-skating abilities - this one may need some extra practice! @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @jabaddams.bsky.social youtu.be/zcOldU2TNCA

A girl's gotta eat! Marsh Harrier hunting in the snow over the @rspbminsmere.bsky.social reedbed youtu.be/Yyc4v6MrqyQ

A new species for me - a legless Bittern! Never seen one flying before without its legs stuck out the back - can only assume it's a rare sub-species 😀 @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

Home early after a trip to @rspbminsmere.bsky.social today because the weather was a bit grim (pic from Island Mere). Sunny with no snow a few miles south!

Common Snipe poking around in front of Island Mere at RSPB Minsmere @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/7omEdSzXs_o

A Kingfisher is always a welcome sight @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/0bTHwQGCpkY

Gotta love a Starling murmuration! @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social youtu.be/qmEuhbCulz4 Music: bensound.com License code: EZJLTGP0KQDTFPO9 Artist: : Benjamin Tissot

I led a guided walk at the weekend @rspbminsmere.bsky.social that included a family over in the UK from Aus. They were amazed at the beautiful colours showing on some of the ducks outside the hide, they'd never seen anything like it. Sometimes it's necessary to see the commonplace through new eyes

Nice to see a Water Pipit poking around in front of Island Mere hide @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/Ko-BWvmalvo

The first Winter Swan I've seen on the Minsmere Scrape this winter - three Bewick's turned up and hung around for a day before disappearing again @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social youtu.be/axTVLJRGgMM

Kingfishers are still showing well @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social youtu.be/EuqmeFX16cY

Watching a Bittern @rspbminsmere.bsky.social climb the reeds and show off before flying away youtu.be/pW7gZ6w-bto

Grey Squirrel burying a chestnut in the woods at RSPB Minsmere @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Clear skies and a low sun in your face make for difficult birding - and worse photography - conditions, but you have to keep your eyes peeled for the Bittern popping out to say hello @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Kingfisher hovering @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Time to relax with a Kingfisher in the rain at RSPB Minsmere @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social youtu.be/tstZmT1OH-M

Black Headed Gulls diving for scraps stirred up by a Cormorant @rspbminsmere.bsky.social

Marsh Harriers @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/keHzL4QaNns

Everyone has time for a Robin having a bath @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

It's a good time to look for a Bittern @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/Fl5A8BF4pt0

Wotcha doin'? Beardie eyeballing me from the @rspbminsmere.bsky.social reedbed @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Lunch anyone? Great White Egret @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/U_Lp63s2tEk

Great White Egret vs Grey Heron - certainly not friends! @rspbminsmere.bsky.social

The afternoon's are obviously getting chilly when you can see the Red Deer bellowing @rspbminsmere.bsky.social

Yesterday I took a truck out @rspbminsmere.bsky.social to make sure the tracks we use for the Red Deer Rut Safaris that start this weekend were all OK. Of course, I took the camera along as well - good job too! youtu.be/uAgAYKSpkJc

Come & see us at Aldeburgh food & drink festival, Sbape Maltings 🙂

Not often you get to see all three types of Egret in the same day @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/mENcP77kO4s

Pompilid Spider Hunters are busy @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/8WBEQ0iQQrQ

Willow Emerald Damselfly @rspbminsmere.bsky.social youtu.be/xPmiy_dL3d8

Wasps are still collecting wood fibres to expand their nests along #DiggerAlley @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @waspwoman.bsky.social