Homeward bound, after a great few days in Norfolk, port of call for stop off on the way North was to be a return visit to RSPB Frampton. I arrived at about 10am, got my gear together and clocked in at the hub, with the staff at the centre, stayed around the centre initially looking at a close by Wheatear, glad I did, as a guy came in saying there was an Arctic Skua, later turned out to be a Long tailed Skua, which had landed on site, so finding out the location I was off to have a look, hadn’t seen one of these in a while. I soon connected with said Skua, due to the little crowd that had gathered, it seemed rather happy blogging about on the water, it was good to see close up, as I’ve only seen these distant on a sea watch, it did fly around occasionally , it stayed on site till at least 13:30.
After the excitement I was back on wader watch, there was a lot to go through, highlights being Little Stints, Curlew Sandpipers, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Dunlins, Black tailed Godwits, Ruff and Avocets, there was also a Wheatear near to the visitor centre Very little was seen at the 360° hide, so I called at the Reedbed hide, where there was more wader action, more of the previous waders seen before plus about 20 Spoonbills, the resident Whooper Swan put in an appearance.
Today was only a drop in visit to Frampton, I find this a great place for many species, and no doubt there be something turning up when I leave, as this place has a tendency to draw in the unexpected anytime.
Bird List : Avocet, Black headed Gull, Black tailed Godwit, Canada Goose, Crow, Cattle Egret, Cormorant, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Gadwall, Goldfinch, Lapwing, Linnet, Little Grebe, Little Stint, Long tailed Skua, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, Pintail, Red Kite, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Shelduck, Shoveler, Snipe, Starling, Swallow, Wheatear, Whooper Swan, Wigeon, Woodpigeon (34)
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