Frampton Marsh

 Days at Frampton Marsh never disappoint and on a rare day where the sun was out - it felt like spring.  Dark clouds in the distance looked threatening, and with no immediate shelter around the reserve, there was a sense of foreboding that the weather could turn nasty.

Thankfully, the storms evaded the reserve itself - fortunate as rumbles of thunder could be heard toward the east.

A late start meant that I'd missed some early wader action but there was plenty of interest on the scrapes, most notably two temminck's stint that remained feeding close to the eastern bank.  Once again I'd forgotten to replace the SD card in my camera - something I do with frustrating regularity.  Also, on the marsh were the breeding avocet, a single ruff, three dunlin and three spoonbill.

A distant short-eared owl quartered the marsh on the seaward side and a little owl was sat out in the open next to the farm to the south of the reserve.

A hobby shot over the reserve close to the visitor centre and there were still plenty of dark-bellied brent goose grazing on the shallows.