Hi, it has been a little breezy today, but our visitors have loved the experience on offer.
highlights have included:
Whooper swan 18Avocet 9Ringed plover 12Golden plover c1200Dunlin 45Ruff 16Snipe 12Black-tailed godwit 24 (some in summer plumage)Little gull 1 (1st winter)Sand martin (the 1st this year)
Also, 6 goosander (3 drakes, 3 ducks) flew over at around 15.30 providing 12 species of duck today:
Shelduck, wigeon, gadwall, teal, mallard, pintail, shoveler, pochard, tufted duck, scaup, goldeneye, goosander.
With eider, red-breasted merganser and common scoter seen from Tabbs head fairly regularly, and a velvet scoter seen yesterday, it is possible to see up to 16 species of duck in a day at this time of year at Frampton.
Cheers,
Simon.