Howdy folks! Welcome back to the Frampton Marsh recent sightings. With me, Chris the visitor guy.
With the weather getting warmer it really does feel like Spring has sprung. And yet there are still some winter migrants hanging on in there. Time for the maps, and a look of what is about.
Oooh, a drake garganey! We had one a couple of weeks ago, so not sure if this is the same one or a new one. It is typically elusive mind, lurking behind grassy tussocks. But it did pop out into the open enough for me to scope it from the visitor centre a couple of times.
A nice mixture here of both summer and winter migrants. The first green sandpiper of the year, plus still hen harriers and whooper swans. The weasels by the way have been very showy of late. There even seems to be one living under the visitor centre. Definitely keep your eyes open for that.
A bit quieter on Wednesday, I think the weather was against us then.
Tuesday looks to have been a pretty good day. Maybe slightly less windy? You generally need calmer conditions if you are to find the bearded tits.
Sorry, no maps for Monday or Sunday
And there you have last Saturday! And here you have the short-eared owl, as taken by Ian Bollen
Looking forward, we have some good news. The drainage works on the paths have been completed, and they are now drying out nicely. Still a little muddy in a couple of places, but otherwise not too bad.
It is probably fair to mention that starting this weekend it is the Easter holidays, with our very successful Easter Egg trail. The trail does go into the 360 and reedbed hides, so expect a few children around.
If you do visit us, and take some photos or video then please do share them with us. We'd love to see them. You can do so on our Facebook page, on our Flickr page, or on Twitter (please use the #RSPBframpton or #RSPBFreiston hashtags). You can of course keep up with the daily sightings on our Twitter feed too.
So there you have it. I hope you all have a great week of birdwatching, stay safe, and I'll catch you next time!
Reedbed, freshwater scrapes, saltmarsh and wet meadow. Frampton Marsh has it all! Come and pay us a visit soon.