#rspb minsmere

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~ Male Stonechat ~ 

I photographed during my heathland research at RSPB Minsmere, lovely little birds and their unique little chirps, which sounds like two stones knocking against each other 😍

[dansnaturepictures]

My first Yellow-legged Gull of the year and view at Hook-with-Warsash today and view at RSPB Minsmere on Saturday. It was also fantastic to see the rare visiting American Golden Plover at Hook-with-Warsash's Bunny Meadows this afternoon, a gorgeous bird I was thrilled to see, my first ever my second new species of the year and they've both been vagrant waders from America after the Killdeer in January and three life ticks in a row for me have been straying American birds after the famous Hampshire Great-tailed Grackle that I first saw in November. My year list is up to 164 after seven year ticks on this amazing Easter weekend of wildlife my year list the highest any of mine have ever been on this date.

Late Brent Geese, Mediterranean Gull, bee, sticky mouse-ear chickweed and Alexanders were other highlights today. An sensational long weekend of joy of spring and nature and relaxation.

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RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds at Minsmere, Suffolk, England, since 1947. The 1,000-hectare (2,500-acre) site covers areas of reed bed, lowland heath, acid grassland, wet grassland, woodland and shingle vegetation. It is conserved as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar site. It supports bird species such as the bittern, stone-curlew, marsh harrier, nightjar and nightingale, as well as a wide variety of other animals and plants. The Minsmere marshes were the site of a medieval abbey and a Tudor artillery battery. Reclaimed as farmland in the 19th century, they were re-flooded during World War II to protect against possible invasion. The reserve has a visitor centre and eight bird hides. Potential threats to the site include coastal erosion and flooding or salination as climate change causes rising sea levels.

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Wikipedia article of the day is RSPB Minsmere. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2jXHHgM

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Wikipedia article of the day for December 5, 2018 -- RSPB Minsmere

The Wikipedia article of the day for December 5, 2018 is RSPB Minsmere. RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds at Minsmere, Suffolk, England, since 1947. The 1,000-hectare (2,500-acre) site covers areas of reed bed, lowland heath, acid grassland, wet grassland, woodland and shingle vegetation. It is conserved as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar site. It supports bird species such as the bittern, stone-curlew, marsh harrier, nightjar and nightingale, as well as a wide variety of other animals and plants. The Minsmere marshes were the site of a medieval abbey and a Tudor artillery battery. Reclaimed as farmland in the 19th century, they were re-flooded during World War II to protect against possible invasion. The reserve has a visitor centre and eight bird hides. Potential threats to the site include coastal erosion and flooding or salination as climate change causes rising sea levels.

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 5, 2018 is RSPB Minsmere. RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds at Minsmere, Suffolk, England, since 1947. The 1,000-hectare (2,500-acre) site covers areas of reed bed, lowland heath, acid grassland, wet grassland, woodland and shingle vegetation. It is conserved as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar site. It supports bird species such as the bittern, stone-curlew, marsh harrier, nightjar and nightingale, as well as a wide variety of other animals and plants. The Minsmere marshes were the site of a medieval abbey and a Tudor artillery battery. Reclaimed as farmland in the 19th century, they were re-flooded during World War II to protect against possible invasion. The reserve has a visitor centre and eight bird hides. Potential threats to the site include coastal erosion and flooding or salination as climate change causes rising sea levels.

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Wikipedia article of the day for December 5, 2018

The Wikipedia article of the day for December 5, 2018 is RSPB Minsmere. RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds at Minsmere, Suffolk, England, since 1947. The 1,000-hectare (2,500-acre) site covers areas of reed bed, lowland heath, acid grassland, wet grassland, woodland and shingle vegetation. It is conserved as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar site. It supports bird species such as the bittern, stone-curlew, marsh harrier, nightjar and nightingale, as well as a wide variety of other animals and plants. The Minsmere marshes were the site of a medieval abbey and a Tudor artillery battery. Reclaimed as farmland in the 19th century, they were re-flooded during World War II to protect against possible invasion. The reserve has a visitor centre and eight bird hides. Potential threats to the site include coastal erosion and flooding or salination as climate change causes rising sea levels. via https://cutslicedanddiced.wordpress.com/2018/01/24/how-to-prevent-food-from-going-to-waste

[wayfarervee]

Highlights of our time in Dunwich Heath and Minsmere Reserve: Turtle Dove, Adder, Red Deer, Glowworm, Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, Lapwings, Avocets, Hobby, Nightingale, Otter, Barnacle Geese, various Warblers, Slow Worms, Common Newt, Ant lions, Spineless Simon and Frisky Phil, and Springwatch presenters Martin Hughes-Games & Michaela Strachan! What an experience!