Linda Bennett

Animal lover, bird watcher, countryside lover, vegetarian,owned by two gorgeous cats.

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

Exciting news released by the RSPB at Minsmere today! "at least 3 pairs of Little Terns are nesting split between the East and South Scrapes"
Here's a short video showing one pair of Little Terns at their nest @RSPBMinsmere earlier this week...

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

Good to see plenty of Avocet chicks on the Scrapes @RSPBMinsmere this year, and growing up fast, with one or two already practising their take-off skills...
@BTO_Suffolk @SuffolkBirdGrp

[Andy Clements @_AndyClements]

Out in the garden in #Butley #Suffolk when that liquid ‘prrrup’ call initiated scrambled skywatching. Eventually 14 Bee-eaters graced the village for 30 mins or so - magic. @BirdTrack #patchgold #selffound @MirandaGomperts

[Ipswich Town @IpswichTown]

🍾 Scenes in the dressing room.

#itfc

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

Today's Spoonbill flock at RSPB North Warren, interesting to see that one of the birds has yellow colour rings - possibly ringed in the Netherlands and now part of the breeding colony established in recent years at Havergate Island?
@RSPBEngland @suffolkwildlife @SuffolkBirdGrp

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

Male Teal on the West Scrape @RSPBMinsmere, now in their full breeding colours and showing the subtle patterns of their beautiful plumage whether dabbling, up-ending, or simply posing!

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

Some very showy Snipe in superb light @RSPBMinsmere today, at least 3 feeding close to Island Mere hide, and another very close to the Wildlife Lookout hide (plus a surprise Barn Owl flying there at 1.50 in the afternoon!)

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

The Bittern strikes - TWICE!
One of two birds seen from the Island Mere hide @RSPBMinsmere this morning...
@BBCSpringwatch #Winterwatch

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

What a difference a bill makes... a few waders from the River Deben, Suffolk, in low afternoon light yesterday: Avocet, Grey Plover, Black-tailed Godwits (feeding) and Bar-tailed Godwits (bathing/preening)

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

Common, confiding, colourful, just a short flutter (and a few steps) from our homes, It's not difficult to see why the Robin has been voted as Britain's favourite bird!

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

A spectacular murmuration of Starlings high over the Island Mere @RSPBMinsmere this afternoon, plus Whooper Swan, Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier, and even a Raven fly-past! Finally, a Peregrine carrying off an unlucky Starling, the one that didn't get away from a cast of thousands...

[Old Man of Minsmere @oldman65Suffolk]

Spotted at Southwold yesterday Ed Sheeran 👍 pity I was too late for Red Rumped Swallows

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

The amazing sight of around 20 Marsh Harriers in the air together over their winter reedbed roost, viewed from the Bittern Hide @RSPBMinsmere late this afternoon... before being joined by a sizeable murmuration of Starlings! @SuffolkBirdGrp

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

A short video of the confiding Alpine Accentor at Slaughden, Suffolk, today, feeding around the rock sea defences near the Martello Tower, present for its second day... and a long way from its home in the mountains of southern Europe @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @SuffolkBirdGrp

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

The secret life of the Bittern: a bird that spends most of its life hidden in the reeds, but never far from water... and fish! This one was just about visible through the swaying reeds from the well-named Bittern Hide today @RSPBMinsmere @BBCSpringwatch

[Linda Bennett @LinMoBen]

@CRCuthbert @suffolkwildlife That's amazing, I've never seen one.

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

Fast and ferocious, with a threat display like a scorpion, this impressive Devil's Coach-horse beetle crossed my path briefly near Woodbridge yesterday @suffolkwildlife

[H @countrymousie]

3mm of rain overnight which is a deluge by recent standards; can even detect a hint of green grass shoots for the hares

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

Blending in perfectly with the beach debris, this beautiful little flock of five Snow Buntings feeding along the shoreline @RSPBTitchwell yesterday really made my day!

[Charles Cuthbert @CRCuthbert]

The Curlew, a remarkable bird with a remarkable bill - this one posed beautifully for several minutes to preen at Hazlewood Marshes on the Alde estuary today @suffolkwildlife @RSPBEngland @_BTO @GrahamFAppleton