randombirder

 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 reser...

Headed back from Wales as the warm weather threatened to turn into something more typically Welsh.  The sun was still beating down in London town, and a Temminck's Stint was a real draw at the Wetlands Centre in Barnes, now just a short bus ride from home. Momentarily disappearing, this small locally rare wader made a return and showed well in front of the WWF hide as it accompanied a couple of Little Ringed Plover . The rest of the afternoon was spent lazing around, looking skyward to see a Hobby race through, and two Buzzard soar high over. A Peregrine flew past the Peacock Tower hide.