Minsmere again

On Sunday 22 September, a drive down to Minsmere in the morning and a very fine male Migrant Hawker flew around at the back of the West Hide (no Wildlife lookout for me!) and settled in good light and posed beautifully for the camera. Back again for the Pec in the morning, great light but surprise, surprise the fine juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper was feeding at the back of the Konik field and still really distant, 2 Little Egret flew in closer and showed well. Seeing Matt S we went and checked the Sluice bushes, little seen bird wise but by the side of the southern most path into the bushes just by the right of the path I discovered a fine Garden Tiger Moth caterpillar, very brown and furry I moved it and put it into a safer spot. Whilst looking for the Bush Crickets a female Dartford warbler flew out and settled to the left side of a bramble bush and was feeding on blackberries! It flew very close into a bare bush right in front of us. A male Dartford Warbler was also seen on the top a tall bush between the East hide and the Public hide. 8 Wigeon flew in of the sea and onto the Scrape. From the East hide, a single Dunlin, Black- tailed Godwit and around 100 Wigeon seen. back at the Pec field, the Pectoral sandpiper was at the back and then it walked forward being much closer this side of the pool but unfortunately the light was all wrong.