Our latest RSPB group trip was the Lincolnshire Reserves Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore.
Black-tailed Godwit
Our first destination was Frampton. Before we had even left the car park a flock of a dozen or so Tree Sparrows greeted us as they flew to the feeders by the visitor Centre.
From the centre around a hundred Black-tailed Godwits fed around the shallow scrapes, along with a few Ruff and a good few Wigeon, Gadwall and Teal. Three Corn Buntingswere a good sighting by the side of the track.
Walking around to the 360* Hide a flock of 30 plus Twite bathed in the pools.Around 50 Curlews were on the surrounding fields and a large mixed Lapwing/Golden Plover flock flew around. Dunlin, Snipe and a Turnstone made up the wader contingent.
Some smart drake Pintails and several Shelducks were scattered around.
Brent Geese were everywhere and one flock numbered several hundred. 8 Pinkfeet were brief visitors.
Redshank
After lunch we moved on to Freiston, where again several Tree Sparrows met us in the car park.
The Lagoon held much the same as at Frampton, but also 5 or 6 Little Grebe, a lone Oystercatcher, a couple of hundred Feral Pigeons.
Two Barn Owls hunting the far bank were a good sighting as were 3 Whooper Swans that dropped in briefly.
A walk around the sea bank produced several Little Egrets and a a very distant Peregrine perched on a post out on the salt marsh.
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