The water level balancing act is paying off big time with birds spread right across Frampton. Numbers and variety are pretty impressive but words on a screen don't do either justice so make sure you pay us a visit as soon as you can.
Here are the daily sightings sheets for past few weeks to give you a flavour of what's been around and what's still to be found.
16 January - Highlights were very brief sightings of black redstart and smew at Freiston Shore.
17 January - Best bird of the day for those that ventured out for it was a Slavonian grebe at Tabs Head. Up to three have been seen in the last week but it can be quite a walk if the weather isn't on your side. Choose a still clear day and make sure you get there for high tide, just like Dave did
18 January - The water pipts have been quite tricky to pin down on the deck as there is so much suitable habitat for them. Scan from the sea bank car park and around Marsh Farm reservoir for your best chance to see them.
22 January - The kingfisher has been seen more regularly over the last week. Check at the junctions of ditches and along the stretch between the scrapes and reedbed.
23 January - Birds of prey everywhere this weekend, the most impressive being the pair of peregrines hunting in tandem. Incredible to see them at full throttle and coordinating so effectively in silence.
24 January - It's great to be around the reserve and listening to visitors talking with such excitement about the birds they are seeing. I overhead at least 5 'firsts' for some visitors. these included the Cetti's warbler at Mount Hirons, male hen harrier and merlin from the sea wall, the three spotted redshank on Roads Farm grassland and yellowhammers at the Visitor Centre. Les did another wonderful guided walk and the centre was buzzing with discussion and comment when they all returned. The 36 whooper swans came in after had taken the photo of the board and it was too dark to take another.
So what should you be looking for over the next 5 days at Frampton.....?
Water rail - Dan Newton
Probably the second hardest bird to photograph on site (after the Cetti's warbler) is water rail but Dan did a great job of staking this one out near the corner of south scrape.
Merlin - Ian Bollen
While pretty easy to see, merlin don't come that close so Ian did very well to take this opportunity when it presented itself. Scan along the fence lines on the grassland and the fence posts on the salt marsh.
Spotted redshank - Alan Brewster
The three birds that have regularly been on Roads Farm are often in the company of redshank, allowing direct comparison for those subtle features.
Greenfinch - Terry Stanton
With the Big Garden Birdwatch coming your way this weekend our feeding station is getting ready to roll. We've done lots of work to hold more birds for longer and each day it gets better and better. Make sure you have a look next time you're having a hot drink and cake.
If you'd like to do a little more reading about the scrape management on the reserve then have a click here
That's all from us this week. Enjoy your weekend everyone, and if you can't wait 7 days to know what's going on here, keep your finger on the Lincolnshire Wash Reserves pulse by following us on Twitter and giving us a ‘like’ on Facebook. Alternatively if you enjoy taking pictures and have a Flickr account then please join our group and share your images with everyone. If you are thinking of paying a visit from near or far please do check out the tide times which can make a big difference to both numbers and variety of birds seen on the day.
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