Walberswick Marshes - Eastern Yellow Wagtail

A gentle amble across to the beautiful Suffolk coast on a lovely crisp clear morning.


Having parked in the Walberswick car park, I headed south along the beach.  It was glorious.  With the sea to the left and the marsh on the right, there was plenty to see on the lagoons illuminated by the low late autumn sun.  Four Spotted Redshank were present on the lagoons with around 20 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin and plenty of Redshank.

A Great Egret rose up from the reedbed and languidly flew towards one of the pools. 


One of my favourite winter birds, the Snow Bunting.  A group of eight were busily feeding on the shingle.


The 20 minute walk down to Corporation Marshes was a real cardio workout.  The Eastern Yellow Wagtail showed well shortly after, scurrying around a small pool and then popping out along the edge of the shingle.  The call was diasgnostic - much harsher than Yellow Wagtail of which one was present but wasn't as vocal.  The two birds together were quite flighty, but always returned back to the same location. 


Minsmere is such a wonderful reserve.  It was relatively quiet but always feels like something interesting could be lurking round the corner.



The East Scrape was full of Great Black Backed Gulls, well over 200 there.  Three Bewick Swan were roosting on a small island.  Only six Black-tailed Godwit were present with around 25 Avocet on South Scrape.  A Dartford Warbler appeared briefly on top of the bushes along the beach before flicking away.

Bewick Swan

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