A birdwatchers heaven and only 24 miles from Tarka cottage. On the main drive into Minsmere I had to stop the car to let a family of 7 squirrels cross the road. This took several minutes as they kept chasing each other back & forth. It was OK we were not in a hurry. There are lots of hides to watch the birds from and a variety of habitats to attract different species. We were hoping to see a Bittern or would have settled to hear it's booming call but it was no to be. We saw some Marsh Harriers, a Sedge Warbler singing on top of the reed bed not 4ft from us and lots of Reed Buntings, Avocets, Ringed Plovers, Common terns. We also saw some rather tatty Ruffs but the highlight was a Hobby hunting Dragonflies over the reed bed by by the Bittern hide.
We were also lucky enough to see a female Red deer swim across one of the dyke's closely followed by a fawn. Earlier, just a we came out onto the reserve w saw a Muntjac deer.
Along one of the nature trails we found spotted Orchids and a Pyramid Orchid.
A really great day! Finished it off by driving to Southwold for a great meal in the Crown.
In Suffolk if the pub is not called the Crown then its likely to be called the White Horse!
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