Lifelong Suffolk Naturalist; Minsmere Wildlife Guide; retired Conservation & Countryside Manager for Hampshire County Council
Suffolk Sandlings, UK
Joined November 2014
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Rescued from a busy path in Southwold, Suffolk, a fully-grown Hummingbird Hawk-moth larva, photographed inside my cap today before being released into a bank of vegetation! (11th October 2026)
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Marsh Harrier, afternoon light, and autumn skies over the reedbeds at Minsmere, Suffolk, 8th October 2026
A few autumn waders in close up from the Scrapes at Minsmere - a group of Snipe feeding out in the open, also Ruff, Lapwing and Grey Plover, to name but a few of the varied species present!
(6th October 2026)
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From the Scrapes at Minsmere, Suffolk, a juvenile Sparrowhawk resting in a patch of fresh reed growth, alert and watching for any potential prey or possible threat - just look at those big pale yellow eyes!
6th October 2026
A Bittern emerges warily from the reeds in front of the North Hide at Minsmere, Suffolk this morning, along with a few thousand gnats, before slowly disappearing from view...
Once bitten, twice shy? (6th October 2026)
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Koniks (a Polish breed of small horse) at Minsmere, Suffolk, resting and perfectly relaxed in close up, while also providing an important role in shaping habitats and biodiversity...
(29th September 2026)
The colourful caterpillar of a Pale Tussock moth (Calliteara pudibunda) wandering in the open before winter pupation, what a beauty!
Dunwich, Suffolk, 4th October 2026.
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Moustache trimming on the marshes this morning 04/10/26 This pair of Beardies were clearly in love this morning. They left the group and carried on preening each other for several minutes before heading away I was so privalidged to witness it bought a tear to my eye
Better views of the Pectoral Sandpiper on the West Scrape at Minsmere today, often feeding with Dunlin, Ringed Plover and other waders, also bathing/preening and generally very active! (24th September 2026)
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A Pectoral Sandpiper on the West Scrape at Minsmere yesterday, an autumn visitor in small numbers to the UK from North America, here feeding with Dunlin.
(22nd September 2026)
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Ivy now in full flower here in coastal Suffolk, and swarming with hundreds of Ivy Bees seeking pollen and nectar, joined by a few Hornets and Hornet mimic Hoverflies! (20th September 2026)
Just found this beautiful big female Convolvulus Hawk-moth resting on the corner of a wall by the sea at Aldeburgh, Suffolk - for size comparison see my hand!
(18th September 2026)
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Today I went looking for an Osprey at Iken, Suffolk, and this time the Osprey came to me, searching constantly for fish over the estuary... such beautiful and exciting birds, always very special to me, since my first visit to volunteer at Loch Garten when I was 16! @BTO_Suffolk
This morning I went looking for an Osprey at Iken, Suffolk, but found this Black Stork circling high over the river instead! Probably one the birds seen at various locations along the Suffolk coast since early August.
(3rd September 2026)
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My short video of the stunning juvenile Montagu's Harrier preening on the ground and in flight over the Scrapes at Minsmere, Suffolk, yesterday (1st September 2026)
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The surprise highlight of my visit to Minsmere today was this stunning juvenile Montagu's Harrier preening on the East Scrape, before performing a leisurely fly-past... what a beauty!
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