As you can see from the title we went to Frampton Marsh on the Lincolnshire coast today. Unlike some of our previous visits to reserves, it was an excellent day.
Apart from the massive flock of Brent Geese that arrived as we were walking to one of the hides, we say Golden Plover by the thousand and so many Dunlin that the air actually hummed with the movement of their wings. At one time the sky was so full, with half a dozen flocks criss-crossing, I almost got a decent photo. Of course, with my normal level of skill, all I could produce is a view of a sky that looks like I have specks of dirt on my computer screen.
The day in general, was pretty good. The weather, after the troubles of Storm Doris, was mainly sunny and quite warm at times. We saw a good variety of birds, including a Merlin chasing a flock of Lapwing, a lone Barnacle Goose, three Ringed Plovers, a Curlew, two Black-tailed Godwits and a Snipe.
The telescope is working well after someone with a similar model of tripod showed me how to cure the wobble problem, and it helped find some of the better birds. With the day being so sunny it also gave us some great views of distant birds. I am, however, going to have to get a harness to carry it, as it’s a lot heavier than you’d think by the end of the day.
The Visitor Centre is a bit spartan, but it had a machine for tea and coffee, toilets and a cheery volunteer looking after it so what more do you want?
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Excellent photos and a witty exchange! You cheered me up this morning.
Always happy to spread some good cheer. After writing I realised the word “Almanac” would have done nicely in there!. 🙂
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Now I know what a godwit looks like – well its rear end, anyway
There is a gap in the market for anyone producing an ID guide to birds from unusual angles. Most books show you side views and views of the bird flying away from you. If you need to know what it looks like with its head in the mud, flying towards you or hunched up on a cold day, you are likely to be out of luck. 🙂
There you go, Quercus 🙂
Get ready for the Bumper Book of Bird Bottoms, or Avian Arses for the more technical amongst us. 🙂