{"id":2179,"date":"2015-02-17T20:46:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T20:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2015-02-18T21:01:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T21:01:39","slug":"trimley-marshes-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/trimley-marshes-nature-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Trimley Marshes Nature Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2180\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171190.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171190-550x389.jpg?resize=550%2C389\" alt=\"Trimley Marshes - next to the massive container port of Felixstowe\" width=\"550\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171190.jpg?resize=550%2C389&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171190.jpg?resize=1024%2C725&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171190.jpg?resize=624%2C442&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171190.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171190.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trimley Marshes &#8211; next to the massive container port of Felixstowe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SWT reserve <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org\/reserves\/trimley-marshes\">Trimley Marshes<\/a> is a long walk from the car park &#8211; about 2 miles to the hides. That&#8217;s good because it means you can sometimes have the place to yourself \ud83d\ude42 On a bright winter day like today it is the Suffolk coast at it&#8217;s best, despite the surreal juxtaposition of the low rumbling sounds of the container port with the calls of the birds. The noise of the container port fades with distance. The port is behind you when looking at the birds, the sound wasn&#8217;t obtrusive from the second hide onwards.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2182\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171184.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2182\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171184-550x413.jpg?resize=550%2C413\" alt=\"tranquil view oof the reedbeds at Trimley\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171184.jpg?resize=550%2C413&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171184.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171184.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171184.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_trimley_P2171184.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">tranquil view of the reedbeds at Trimley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2183\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_brents_IMG_2567.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2183 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_brents_IMG_2567-550x406.jpg?resize=550%2C406\" alt=\"1502_brents_IMG_2567\" width=\"550\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_brents_IMG_2567.jpg?resize=550%2C406&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_brents_IMG_2567.jpg?resize=1024%2C755&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_brents_IMG_2567.jpg?resize=624%2C460&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_brents_IMG_2567.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_brents_IMG_2567.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brent Geese arriving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I was treated to some lovely views of winter ducks &#8211; teal, wigeon, shelduck, and it was good to see a decent size flock of Lapwing.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2179-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/150217-1301_wigeon-teal_trimley-marshes_LS101777_hpf1000.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/150217-1301_wigeon-teal_trimley-marshes_LS101777_hpf1000.mp3\">http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/150217-1301_wigeon-teal_trimley-marshes_LS101777_hpf1000.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>recording of teal and wigeon &#8211; the wigeon are the whisting sounds and the teal are the regular metallic sounds<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2184\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/stonechat_IMG_2539.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2184\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/stonechat_IMG_2539.jpg?resize=500%2C411\" alt=\"Handsome male Stonechat and his mate in front of the hide\" width=\"500\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handsome male Stonechat and his mate in front of the hide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Closer to me was a male Stonechat and his mate, while in the hedgerows on the way out a flock of bum-barrels skitted across.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2185\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_bumbarrel_IMG_2562.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2185\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_bumbarrel_IMG_2562-550x399.jpg?resize=550%2C399\" alt=\"long-tailed tit, 'bumbarrels' in Suffolk dialect\" width=\"550\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_bumbarrel_IMG_2562.jpg?resize=550%2C399&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_bumbarrel_IMG_2562.jpg?resize=624%2C452&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_bumbarrel_IMG_2562.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">long-tailed tit, &#8216;bumbarrels&#8217; in Suffolk dialect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2186\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_wigeon_IMG_2425.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_wigeon_IMG_2425-550x379.jpg?resize=550%2C379\" alt=\"Male wigeon - these make a pleasing whistling sound\" width=\"550\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_wigeon_IMG_2425.jpg?resize=550%2C379&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_wigeon_IMG_2425.jpg?resize=1024%2C706&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_wigeon_IMG_2425.jpg?resize=624%2C430&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_wigeon_IMG_2425.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_wigeon_IMG_2425.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male wigeon &#8211; these make a pleasing whistling sound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2187\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lagoon_P2171186.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2187 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lagoon_P2171186-550x330.jpg?resize=550%2C330\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"550\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lagoon_P2171186.jpg?resize=550%2C330&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lagoon_P2171186.jpg?resize=1024%2C615&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lagoon_P2171186.jpg?resize=624%2C375&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lagoon_P2171186.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lagoon_P2171186.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lagoon from the second hide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2177\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lapswings_IMG_2520.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lapswings_IMG_2520-550x375.jpg?resize=550%2C375\" alt=\"Lapwings landing\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lapswings_IMG_2520.jpg?resize=550%2C375&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lapswings_IMG_2520.jpg?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lapswings_IMG_2520.jpg?resize=624%2C425&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_lapswings_IMG_2520.jpg?w=1261&amp;ssl=1 1261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lapwings coming in to land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2179-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/150217_1329_lapwing-wigeon_trimley-marshes_LS101779.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/150217_1329_lapwing-wigeon_trimley-marshes_LS101779.mp3\">http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/150217_1329_lapwing-wigeon_trimley-marshes_LS101779.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><em>Recording of lapwing and wigeon. Tle lapwings are skittish and at about 45 seconds there&#8217;s a dread and they all take to the air<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On of my favourite birds, is the curlew, with it&#8217;s lovely liquid bubbling call &#8211; it much be a job carrying that massive downcurved bill out ahead in flight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2188\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_curlew_IMG_2416.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_curlew_IMG_2416-550x388.jpg?resize=550%2C388\" alt=\"Curlew\" width=\"550\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_curlew_IMG_2416.jpg?resize=550%2C388&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_curlew_IMG_2416.jpg?resize=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_curlew_IMG_2416.jpg?resize=624%2C440&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_curlew_IMG_2416.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1502_curlew_IMG_2416.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curlew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWT reserve Trimley Marshes is a long walk from the car park &#8211; about 2 miles to the hides. That&#8217;s good because it means you can sometimes have the place to yourself \ud83d\ude42 On a bright winter day like today it is the Suffolk coast at it&#8217;s best, despite the surreal juxtaposition of the low &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/trimley-marshes-nature-reserve\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Trimley Marshes Nature Reserve&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[285],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nature-reserves"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5aOO7-z9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2179"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2197,"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179\/revisions\/2197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}