Early September is usually peak time for wader passage and Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire is always a great place to visit. Migrating Curlew Sandpiper normally peak during the end of August & first week in September. Today, 7th September 2014, there were small numbers on the marsh giving good views. At this time of year it is the juveniles that are predominant, the adults have usually moved through by now. One juvenile had been banded with colour rings. A red one on the left leg and a yellow “Flag Band” on the right with the letters EAE marked. I’ve reported this bird to […]

Following hot on the heels of the first inland record of Pacific Golden Plover at Rutland Water on 15th July 2013, another stunning adult was discovered at the RSPB reserve of Middleton Lakes in Staffordshire on 26th July 2014. Not far from home, I visited the reserve early morning on Sunday 27th July and had good scope views of the bird but too far for me to photograph. These days I don’t do any digiscoping. Extremely disappointing not to get any shots. The bird was faithful to the reserve for nearly a week but disappeared sometime on Saturday 2nd August 2014. […]