Here's some photos from my recent 4 day break in the Camper...
[center]
Female Bearded Tit

Bittern

Dartford Warbler

Otter

Munjac
Lots more of course, the above are some 'firsts' for me.[/center]
Richard

Very well done to get a photo of the bittern Richard they are very shy birds and rarely seen. And same for the otter. Lovely photos, you do have a good eye for nature photography.
Must head that way myself sometime. I love a bit of wildlife photography. Although when taking birds I often wish I had a zoom of 400-500!

Hi Karen
400mm is about the minimum for birds. Mine is 150x600 Sigma.
Sigma is way the cheapest, mine was £700.
If you go for Nikon or Canon 400 lens, or 200 with a teleconverter you're looking at a couple of Grand minimum.
Minsmere is really large and has Marsh, Wetland, Woodland and Field so attracts many kinds of wildlife.
It's busier than Dungeness due to the Springwatch effect, but some great viewing points, plus the beach as well.
My Campsite was about a mile away just on other side of Dunwich Heath.
The Restaurant there is really good, you can main course, cake and coffee for just about a tenner
Richard

Hi Richard
Ah that explains why you get such great close ups. Mine's the tamron 70-300 which is a cracking lens but you can never get good close ups of teeny birds. I think the husband would go mental if I bought another expensive lens! I have quite a collection going at the moment including a lovely macro lens (another tamron).
Minsmere definitely sounds like it's worth a visit

Hi Karen
You could look at a Converter. Just need to ensure it works with auto focus OK. Maybe ebay?
The Bearded Tit was about 25 meters away, Bittern about 100 - 120 meters.
Richard

Beautiful photos Richard, thanks for sharing them with us.

Fantastic photos I am ashamed to say I have only heard of the otter