I had someone to drop off at Mablethorpe, so I had a chance of going on down to RSPB Frampton Marsh, one of my favourite sites.
My first visit was on the 26th late in the afternoon at about 15:30, a lot later than I usually do, so I decided on just doing the walk down to the saltmarsh along the road, hoping for the end of day raptors. I did start however at around the visitor centre, seeing from here Ruff, Dunlin, Redshank, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Lapwing, Mute Swan. Moving off, eventually, I took the road, keeping a watch on either side as I went, there was plenty of wildfowl to be seen Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler, Mallard, Teal, Shelduck, Moorhen and Coot, there were lots to see and look thru.
Whilst I was watching a few Cattle Egret mixed in with the cattle herd, a flock of Wigeon took flight, I eventually picked up on a Peregrine as it went thru. On arriving at the saltmarsh and took a nearby seat to the gate, sat, waited and watched, sometimes its the only way to do it. Marsh Harriers ♂♀ were the first to see, floating thru as the hunted the marsh, then a Peregrine made its way thru the marsh, then a Kestrel, stopping hovering then moving on, then a dashing Merlin hunting the Meadow Pipits, both twisting and turning in the hunt, then the one I’d been waiting for showed up, giving its self up by the typical flight, long wings, buoyant flight, always a heart warming moment to see a Short eared Owl, brief this time in seeing it, but always a wonderful moment. Lastly a moment with a Barn Owl in the nearby fields on making my way to the digs for the evening.
Bird List : Barn Owl, Black headed Gull, Blackbird, Brent Goose, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Cattle Egret, Coot, Curlew, Dunlin, Gadwall, Golden Plover, Goldfinch, Great White Egret, Greenshank, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Kestrel, Lapwing, Little Egret, Magpie, Mallard, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Merlin, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Peregrine, Pheasant, Pied Wagtail, Pink footed Goose, Redshank, Ruff, Shelduck, Short eared Owl, Shoveler, Starling, Teal, Whooper Swan, Wigeon, Wood Sandpiper (41)
Long tailed Tit
Snipe
Wood Sandpiper
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