Howdy folks! Welcome back to the weekly Frampton Marsh sightings blog. With me, Chris the visitor guy!
Straight in with the maps, what do we have for you this time?
Great views of the Lancaster, one of only 2 flying in the world, as it came low over the reserve.
First bearded tit sighting in a while, nice to know they are still out there.
And a lovely wee bird the phalarope is too! Here is a video by Matt Fitzgerald
And the phalarope is gone. Just a one-dayer, it seems...
No map for Thursday, sorry.
Yes, the phalarope is back. Os it it? Actually, this looks to be a new bird as the plumage is much nicer than the earlier one. This is the time when the females migrate, having left the menfolk to get on with raising the chicks. The usual state of affairs is reversed, with females laying eggs and then scarpering, and the males doing the incubation and childcare.
Not so many photos to look through this week. But we do have a treat as reserve regular Paul Sullivan has been paying some attention to the plants on the reserve...
An unusual view of common vetch
Bristly oxtongue
Cut-leaved cranesbill.
We do also have the bee orchids, though they are fading off rapidly now, so this weekend could be your last chance for them. Oliver Woodman too this photo
Oliver also captured these spoonbills
The oddest sight of the week was actually in the office though. You've heard of a loo and a brew. You may have heard of a loo with a view. But a loo with a shrew? And yet this cheeky chappy was discovered wandering about in the staff toilet back at the office. Since released unharmed of course...
So there you have it. If you are coming to visit us, you can keep up to date with the sightings by following our Twitter account. No need to have an account yourself, we make it so everyone can see it. If you do tweet yourself, please remember to use #RSPBframpton so we can see what you are posting, and also ideally mention @RSPBNorfolkLinc. If you have any good photos (or video, or even artwork) we'd love to see that too. Tweet it, or share it on our Facebook page or our Flickr account. It may also be useful for you to know the weather and tide times for the site, which may well have an impact on what is showing.
Finally, if you would like to give us an extra bit of support you can text to donate money to the reserve. Please text FRAM26 followed by £2, £5 or £10 (eg FRAM26£5) to 70070.
So, that is pretty much everything. I hope you all have a great week, stay safe, and I will catch you all next time!
Reedbed, freshwater scrapes, saltmarsh and wet meadow. Frampton Marsh has it all! Come and pay us a visit soon.