Hello from Frampton,
We’ve had a windy day on the reserve, with north-easterly winds reaching 15mph at times.
Having said that, the wildlife hasn’t been blown away and there’s plenty to see.
Today’s sighting highlights include:
Black-winged stilt x 1
Black-necked grebe x 1
Curlew sandpiper x 25 (The highest British spring count on one site for at least 11 years)
Greenshank x 1
Garganey x 2
Dunlin x 100
Avocet x 60+ (including nesting birds)
Little gull x 9
Sanderling x 1
Black tailed godwit x 30 (in lovely breeding plumage)
Little stint x 1
Wood sandpiper x 1
Turtle dove x 1 (Have you heard about our recently launched campaign to save ‘the only British bird that purrs’ from extinction in the UK?)
Weekend weather:
Saturday’s forecast is cloudy but mainly dry with lighter winds. Sunday brings the risk of showers in the afternoon and slightly stronger winds. You may need to wrap up warmly but you never know which birds the wind will blow in!
Next week’s tides: