Disturbance on RSPB Frampton Marsh scrapes on 23/24 Oct...and this weeks monster high tides!

Hello,

There will be some disturnbance to the RSPB Frampton Marsh scrapes on 23/24 October. One of our ecologists will be using a laser level to help us find the levels of our scrapes. We need this information to better understand water depths across each scrape at different times of year This will enable us to know what work we might have to do to ensure we can drain them down completely, and so that there are wet areas around the islands and near to our hides for our birds and visitors to enjoy! (Visitors will not enjoy the water close to the hides, they will enjoy the birds that enjoy the water close to the hides!) 

There will be a lot of disturbance to birds on both of these days, so we apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.

Over the next few days we will see the highest tides of the year. If you can get to any coastal or tidal sites when the tide is above 7.5m (listed below), you will witness a real spectacle! RSPB Frampton Marsh or Freiston Shore will both have their saltmarshes completely covered by the sea. The rising tides will force thousands of wading birds, including knot, dunlin, black-tailed godwits, oystercatchers and passage migrants such as little stints and curlew sandpipers on to the safe islands provided on both reserves.

 

Date	Day	AM Tide	Height (m)	PM Tide	Height (m)
16	Tue	06.56	8.05	19.27	7.85
17	Wed	07.40	8.18	20.07	7.90
18	Thu	08.25	8.10	20.49	7.78
19	Fri	09.11	7.79	21.30	7.51
20	Sat	10.00	7.30	22.15	7.11
21	Sun	10.54	6.71	23.05	6.65
22	Mon			12.04	6.17
23	Tue	00.08	6.24	13.34	5.93
24	Wed	01.32	6.07	14.55	6.05
25	Thu	02.57	6.24	16.03	6.36
26	Fri	04.05	6.58	16.58	6.68
27	Sat	04.57	6.90	17.40	6.90
28	Sun	04.40	7.13	17.17	7.05
29	Mon	05.19	7.28	17.49	7.18
30	Tue	05.56	7.36	18.20	7.28
31	Wed	06.32	7.34	18.51	7.31

 

Enjoy!

 

Simon.