Howdy folks! Yes, it is Chris back again with a look at the week's sightings.
And we'll start off with one of the big highlights of last week, the broad-billed sandpiper. Which, with grim inevitability, flew off one minute (one minute!) before I arrived at the reserve on Saturday. That is two in two years I have missed now. On the flip side, Site manager John and warden Toby win the 'lucky so-and-so's' award again. Mere weeks after seeing a fly-by serin, they repeat the feat with a fly-by golden oriole today, first ever for the reserve.
So, onto the week's maps:
In addition to the afore-mentioned golden oriole, there was a red kite floating around over the saltmarsh too.
Lovely to see the first avocet chicks hatch. We have over 70 nests on the scrapes, soon lots of chicks running around we hope! You can see footage of the first ones here
Bit of a quiet day on Wednesday, with not many birdwatchers about
The little ringed plovers were coming to within mere feet of the big panoramic windows of the visitor centre. A great opportunity to see them. Plus the display is quite amusing, as Dan shows in his twitter video
Monday was the last we saw of the wood sandpipers that had favoured that wet bit of field.
The harvest mouse was a good spot. Either first or second for the reserve!
So there we have it. Don't forget if you are out and about on the reserve to let us know if you find something good. Either by popping into the visitor centre, tweeting us at @RSPBNorfolkLinc or you could even text (not call) me on 07795 616969.
Reedbed, freshwater scrapes, saltmarsh and wet meadow. Frampton Marsh has it all! Come and pay us a visit soon.