Leader: Chris Stone
Report: Rachel Henderson
Bird List: Chris Stone

Just over a dozen members met at the Minsmere reserve carpark at 8.30am. We first went to Bittern Hide; while walking through the woods we heard Long tailed tits, Goldcrest, Treecreeper amongst others. A Marsh Harrier was one of the first spots, then a juvenile posed nicely on a bush for photographs (below right). Swallows and martins were swooping in the distance. A Great White egret was circling the edge of the reserve and though Samita dipped on this, she then spotted our first Bittern. The beautiful gold of its wings was showing well in the autumn sunshine.

Leader: Cath Robinson
Report: Samita Mukhopadhyay
Bird List: Nick Edwards

Carlton Marshes is a reserve managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. From their website: “1,000 acres of wilderness in the Broads National Park, with floodplain marsh and lowland fen, home to some of the largest populations of wading birds in the East of England.”

Leader: Chris Stone
Report: Steph Plaster

RSPB Titchwell Marsh is a well-known bird reserve located on the Northwest Norfolk coast, around five miles east of the seaside
town of Hunstanton. The RSPB has managed this important and popular reserve since 1973.
The site is around 420 acres and contains a rich and varied range of habitats including a glorious sandy beach, dunes, tidal saltmarsh, freshwater lagoons, reedbeds, damp willow carr woodland, rough grassy zones and dryer wooded areas including apple and cherry
trees.

Leader & Reporter: Sue Gale
This outdoor meeting was something of a departure from the usual, as we were looking for butterflies not birds. But it’s a quiet time of year for birding and an excellent time for our target butterflies – Purple Emperor, White Admiral, Purple Hairstreak and Silver-washed Fritillary.

Leader: Nick Edwards
Reporter: David Laurie

This event is our latest start time and shortest walk, with a trek of only 50 metres from the car park. Also one of the most weather dependent, and on this occasion we had a warm, clear day that promised a good evening.