Spring Trip to Frampton

I rarely miss a spring trip to the RSPB reserve at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire. As I have said before, this is one of my favourite reserves. Unfortuantely today, Sunday 17th May 2014, it was a little quiet, with yesterdays Temminck's Stint seemingly to have gone. We did find three Mediterranean Gull, single Little Gull, a Little Stint and a Drake Garganey. Also a Pink-footed Goose and small numbers of Brent Geese were still about. Several Hairy Dragonfly on the wing and on the butterfly front, Small Heath, Orange-tip, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White and Large White. A Northern "Greenland Type" Wheatear, plenty of very bright Ringed Plover, possibly of the Tundra race, a Ruff, 20 plus Little Egret and a few Black-tailed Godwit.

Otherwise the usual stuff one would expect to see here at this time of year.

One of the first birds we encountered at Frampton this morning was this 2nd summer Mediterranean Gull – Tony Davison©

Above three – Avocet – Tony Davison©

Common Tern in display flight – Frampton – Tony Davison©

Black-headed Gull – adult summer – stunning birds in full summer plumage – Tony Davison©

Sedge Warbler – Frampton – Tony Davison©

Skylark – Frampton – Tony Davison©

Above two images – Swallow – Frampton – Tony Davison©

Hairy Dragonfly – female egg laying – Frampton – Tony Davison©