Lifer & a great day at Frampton Marshes.

Got up this morning with no plans but after breakfast, and a chat with Jimmy we decide to go for the CaspianTern at Frampton, which is over a 2-hour drive about 120 miles from home, the Tern would be a lifer for me so let's go for it.

We leave around 7 am & after a trouble-free run we arrive at the car park at 9 30 am to find it packed & struggled to find a parking place.

A scan from the side of the visitor centre over Reedbed Lagoon gets our first tick of the day when a Little Stint is seen.

Next up I get my lifer when we find the Caspian Tern asleep among the many Godwits. We watch the Tern for a good ten minutes before it wakes up to give a full view of the carrot-like beak to confirm that we have the Caspian.

I needed Common Sandpiper for a tick & pick out 2 while here on the same lagoon.

A walk round to Reedbed hide soon gets us tick number 4 as we spot a Curlew Sandpiper just a few yards away from many Spoonbill a good find this one.

As we leave the hide we are told that a couple of Wood Sandpipers are showing & we are onto them for tick number 5.

The reserve is alive with both Bl & Bartail Godwits, about 18 Spoonbills, Ruff,  Ringed Plover & 2 Little-ringed Plover.

A great few hours spent walking this special place with the added bonus of a lifer for me.

The Caspian Tern

Wood Sandpiper

We never fail to have a good time when we visit here & today was no exception.

Caspian