Jul 292012
 
A Late Summers Day at Frampton - 29th July 2012

Another day spent at Frampton Marsh, near Boston, Lincolnshire, one of the RSPB’s finest reserves.     Only an hour or so drive from home and a place I really enjoy visiting. The reserve always has great potential and you never know what you might find here. A recent White-rumped Sandpiper and a good variety of waders was enough to spark our interest. However, the day turned out to be a little disappointing. Very few waders really, several hundred Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit, many still in summer plumage, plenty of Avocets but only 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 1 […]

May 082011
 
A  Bumper Day of Waders - 8th May 2011

The RSPB Reserve at Frampton Marshes in Lincolnshire is a great place to observe migrating waders. To-day was not exception with 18 species being seen in just a few hours.  Not to mention the variety of other marshland birds with plenty of spring migrants on offer.   My favourite spring waders were at this reserve, Temminck’s Stint and Wood Sandpiper. Also a summer plumaged Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank and Little Stint. Many of the common waders were in good numbers with at least 200 Ringed Plover and a 100 Dunlin. Several Whimbrel and Grey Plover, with at least 10 summer […]

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