RSPB Frampton Marsh (1 Viewer)

[BirderChris]

No time to do any sort of fancy round-up of the week. It is a bare bones version from me:

http://t.co/2DFIZmMPYT

 

[harrier1234]

Frampton 1330-1630

2 x Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank, Knot, Dunlin, Spoonbill, plus the large numbers of Black Tailed Godwit, Little Ringed and Ringed Plover, Kestrel, Marsh Harrier.

 

[BirderChris]

Sightings of a bittern this morning.

Plus also the regular goodies, like glossy ibis and curlew sandpiper

 

[VillagerFred]

There has been mention in the twitterverse of a record of 24 different wader species seen on the reserve in a single day. From the 360 hide from 1825 to 1950 this evening I managed 21 wader species and FIVE spoonbill.
Also two different avocets from the same colour ring scheme in Ely (Red D5 and Red E6) this makes a total of four different CR Avocets I have seen at Frampton including a bird from Denmark that I haven't yet had good enough views to read the combination on the Darvic.
Waders seen from the 360 this evening: Oystercatcher, Avocet, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, LRP, Whimbrel, Common Snipe, Black Godwit, Bar Tailed Godwit, Redshank, Spotshank, Greenshank, Common sandpiper, green sandpiper, wood sandpiper, ruff, dunlin, little stint, curlew sand, knot. A curlew on the way back to the car made 22 wader species. Also 2 CR blackwit combinations bringing total for this autumn migration to 66

 

[La Terra Trema]

Hi Fred. John Badley hit 25 on Monday morning...

http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=21102

Like you say, it's hard not to hit 20+ wader species at Frampton at the minute. Black-tailed Godwit and Dunlin numbers are going through the roof, particularly at high tide. Love this time of year. Scanning through the flocks and landing on a Curlew Sandpiper or Knot still in breeding plumage, or picking out a Little Stint scurrying along the fringe of a pool, or a Wood Sandpiper methodically working it's way along a channel.

Spent an hour or so this evening scouring the reedbed for the earlier Bittern, but with no success. The Glossy Ibis was still about though.

 

[VillagerFred]

Yup, but I'm talking about birds seen from one spot: basically as a reserve I reckon not even Cley could outdo 21 species from one hide in 90 minutes, incredible!

 

[BirderChris]

Just shows everyone ought to be travelling to us, not Norfolk!


News this morning of a white-rumped sandpiper on the reserve.

 

[VillagerFred]

New Country for CR sightings this evening: Northern Ireland (BHG)
List now stands at 9: Iceland (Blackwit), Norway (Knot), Denmark (Avocet), Lithuania (BHG), Holland (Blackwit), France (Tufted Duck and Blackwit), Spain (Dunlin), Portugal (Blackwit)
My money is on something from Poland next

 

[BirderChris]

No reputable news that I've heard of the white-rumped sandpiper today. Quite a few mis-IDs of dunlin though!

Still a lot of good birds about. Little stint, curlew sand, wood sand can all be found with a little care. Report of a young merlin today too. Garganey were on the scrapes, and the glossy ibis is still with us, as is a spoonbill.

In Odonata news, first reported emerald damselfly for the reserve.

 

[VillagerFred]

Broke the 100 barrier for Black-tailed Godwit CR sightings this autumn with current tally of 110. There is at least one knot with a CR from Norway kicking about at high tide, but it has an above knee flag with three characters that is a sod to read.

 

[La Terra Trema]

Impressive work, Fred! :clap:

 

[Strandman]

Broke the 100 barrier for Black-tailed Godwit CR sightings this autumn with current tally of 110.

I see one of our c-ringed godwits on the Stour spent a week with you at Frampton on the way down- thanks for looking after it!

 

[Steve Lister]

Having a few people reporting the ringed birds really does give a decent picture of their movements. One bird was seen at both Gibraltar Point and Frampton Marsh on the same day last week, and it also did a day trip into Cambridgeshire while 'based' at Frampton.

Steve

 

[Boy Wonder]

Here's last weeks sightings with a big nod to this weeks high tides. They are the biggest of the year and could well bring the best week of wader watching on both reserves! http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/pl...ore-recent-sightings-1st-7th-august-2014.aspx

 

[BirderChris]

Immature red-necked phalarope on the reserve for the last couple of days

 

[La Terra Trema]

Highlights between 1830-2045 this evening:-

1 Glossy Ibis
1 Spoonbill
c2500 Black-tailed Godwit
c600 Dunlin
c80 Ringed Plover
c60 Ruff
22 Knot
3 Little Stint
3 Turnstone
3 Spotted Redshank
2 Greenshank
2 Grey Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Curlew Sandpiper
1 Barn Owl

 

[Ian Robinson]

Indeed a great evening. Just a shame the phalarope did not put in an appearance but you can't win them all. We also had a juvenile marsh harrier being mobbed by a kestrel on the salt marshes around 6:00pm, plenty of swallows there still and a curlew. 45 species in total. Thank you for the info on the Brent geese that were by East Hide when we first arrived in 360.
Ian

 

[La Terra Trema]

No worries at all, Ian. It was a pleasure to meet you and your wife.

 

[Steve Lister]

Highlights between 1830-2045 this evening:-

1 Glossy Ibis
1 Spoonbill
c2500 Black-tailed Godwit
c600 Dunlin
c80 Ringed Plover
c60 Ruff
22 Knot
3 Little Stint
3 Turnstone
3 Spotted Redshank
2 Greenshank
2 Grey Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Curlew Sandpiper
1 Barn Owl

And at least 49 of the godwits were colour-ringed, all noted.

plus 3 Wood Sandpipers and 7 Little Terns around the same time.

Steve

 

[Boy Wonder]

This weeks sightings. Ironically they were done early this week but only had time to post the link today http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/pl...re-recent-sightings-8th-14th-august-2014.aspx