Friday 15th June: Recent sightings, weekend weather and next week's tides.

Apologies for the quiet couple of weeks; I've been away. Now I'm back (with a vengence) to let you know why Frampton Marsh is worth a visit this weekend!

Recent sightings:

Marsh harrier - 2 seen over the saltmarsh this morning and 1 or 2 seen throughout the week

Montagu's harrier - 1 reported hunting over the wet grassland on Tuesday

Turtle dove - 1 of these endangered birds has regularly been seen and heard in the hedgerow at Frampton

Cuckoo - this noisey nest-stealer has also been seen and heard in the hedgreow this week

Hobby - 1 reported hunting over the grassland and saltmarsh on Wednesday

Reed warbler - you have a good chance of seeing these LBJs in the reeds along the path to the hides

Sandwich tern - we have had a pair of these coiffured birds on the reedbed since Wednesday but they don't often stay long so you'll need to be quick to see them

Avocet - we still have 60+ adults around the site and chicks, some of whom are getting quite big now.

Swift - more than 50 seen feeding over the reedbed at one time this week

Wood sandpiper - a couple of weeks ago we had quite a few of these waders around, then none at all, but another was spotted on the scrapes yesterday.

Weekend weather:

It looks like an unsettled weekend with a mixture of sunshine, cloud, light and heavy rain predicted.
Stronger winds on Saturday and a little warmer on Sunday, with a top temperature of 17degreesC.
Clothing recommendation; layers and a waterproof in case of showers.

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