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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Jun 4

A rather distant Purple Heron from the Island Mere hide at Minsmere, 2nd June 2025, partly hidden behind a screen of swaying reeds!
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Jun 3

Sand Martin chicks at the entrance of their nest burrows at Minsmere, Suffolk, waiting for the parent birds to bring food, and almost ready to fly!
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · May 31

Beautiful Silver-studded Blues now emerging on the Suffolk coast, males and females, mostly on the Bell Heather as it comes into flower (30th May 2025)
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · May 7

A pair of Treecreepers carrying food for their young at a nest in an old Oak tree at Minsmere, Suffolk yesterday (6th May 2025)
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · May 5

The distinctive song of a Reed Warbler, listen for the steady rhythm, repeat phrases, 'reedy' sound and occasional mimicry... and most often well hidden in the reeds!
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · May 4

View from Dunwich Cliffs overlooking Sole Bay, Suffolk today (4th May 2025)

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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · May 3

A Red-necked Phalarope has been feeding on the East Scrape at Minsmere, Suffolk, for the last 3 days, a scarce visitor to the UK, and a delightful little wader, well worth a second look!
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · May 3

The welcome sight and sound of Swallows now back on their familiar nest sites at Cley Nature Reserve, Norfolk yesterday (2nd May 2025)

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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · May 1

Wells beach, Norfolk, at low water this afternoon (1st May 2025)

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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 28

A male Holly Blue butterfly in my Suffolk garden this morning, showing its silvery and spotted underwings (when closed) before slowly opening its wings to reveal the blue uppersides (28th April 2025)
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 26

A lovely book and illustrated by Sandra Pond who lives in this area, in case you haven't heard of her!

Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 26

It's an introduced plant and often invasive but insects definitely love it as a nectar source!

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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 26

The bright blue flowers of Green Alkanet are a magnet for butterfliies, bees and many other insects - here's Holly Blue, Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Comma, Speckled Wood and Small Copper - all from one Suffolk location! (25th April 2025)
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 25

Green Hairstreak butterflies on the Suffolk Sandlings yesterday, displaying their bright green undersides, and often blending in perfectly with the fresh green Hawthorn leaves! (24th April 2025)
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 23

A showy male Bittern from Minsmere, Suffolk yesterday (22nd April 2025), and after searching for a meal, unexpectedly paused to shake up and reveal its superb plumage...what an amazing bird!
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 21

Always good to see a Stoat, especially when it bounces quickly in and out of view, as this one I encountered at Minsmere today! (21st April 2025)
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 18

A colony of Sand Martins, doing what Sand Martins do best!
At RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk (Easter 2025)

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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 17

The 'mini-meadow' in my garden is coming to life with a beautiful display of Cowslips right now, all from seed and slowly increasing - why have a boring manicured lawn when you could have wildflowers all year [email protected] @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 14

Warm sunshine and a rising tide on the Alde estuary at Iken, Suffolk this morning, and a good range of waders including many Redshanks, Black-tailed Godwits, and a single Greenshank (14th April 2025)

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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 11

Good news, for the first time in 12 years, Frogs have spawned in my Suffolk garden this year! From fresh frogspawn to wriggling tadpoles in 16 days, so far so good!
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 9

The magical sight and sound of Sand Martins busily opening up fresh nest burrows at Minsmere, Suffolk... and in the background the songs of Nightingale, Chiffchaff and Skylark nearby (8th April 2025)
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Apr 4

A male Black Redstart in its finest spring plumage feeding in a sheltered spot at Southwold Harbour, Suffolk, this morning - what a beauty! (4th April 2025)
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Mar 31

The wonderful sight of Snake's-head Fritillaries now in full flower in a Suffolk churchyard, surrounded by thousands and thousands of Primroses! Thanks to a limited and favourable mowing regime there is a diverse flora, perfect for pollinators!
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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Mar 26

Frogs often spawn in puddles and similar shallow or temporary pools where fish are absent

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Charles Cuthbert @charlescuthbert25.bsky.social · Mar 26

Look what I found in my garden pond after dark last night, a calling male Frog with a fresh clump of frogspawn, but no sign of the female! (Suffolk Sandlings, 25th March 2025)

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