Hi Daniel.
By a red trousered raptor did you mean a Red Footed Falcon? This is one bird my wife and I always seem to miss
Regards Keith and Val Hudson
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| Author: | Daniel Newton [ Fri May 24, 2013 10:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A Windy Frampton Evening |
Had originally planned to have a wander up to Cut End this evening but after opening the car door and catching a face-full of the gazillion mile per hour wind, I decided that the hides might be a more civilised option. It was a choice well made as the strong wind and high tide meant I came away with a couple of year ticks and rather spiffing views of a red-trousered raptor. 360 Hide Marsh Harrier x 1(m) Arctic Tern x 1 Common Tern x 9 Little Gull x 1 Turnstone x 2 Little Ringed Plover x 1 Ringed Plover x 8 Black-tailed Godwit x 4 Dunlin x 2 East Hide - Looking over wet grassland Hobby x 1 Kestrel x 1 Temminck's Stint x 1 Curlew Sandpiper x 2 (one in vivid full summer plumage, one mid-moult) Dunlin x c80 Ringed Plover x c150 Also, a Barn Owl along Streetway/ Wyberton Roads on the way home - shocking that (a) it's the first one I have seen this May and (b) it chose such a damp, blustery night to make an appearance! |
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| Author: | Keith Hudson [ Sat May 25, 2013 8:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Windy Frampton Evening |
Hi Daniel. By a red trousered raptor did you mean a Red Footed Falcon? This is one bird my wife and I always seem to miss Regards Keith and Val Hudson |
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| Author: | Daniel Newton [ Sat May 25, 2013 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Windy Frampton Evening |
Hi Keith and Val! Eeek. Sorry. I was talking about the Hobby, I'm afraid. I watched it dash along the sea-bank, cut over the grassland and then hang a loop low over the East Hide - giving me the rather spiffing views of the red-trousers that I spoke of. I apologise if I caused any confusion. |
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| Author: | Keith Hudson [ Sat May 25, 2013 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Windy Frampton Evening |
Hi, So pleased it wasn't what we thought. We missed one years ago when we lived in Norfolk and have never tracked one down since Keith and Val |
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| Author: | John Badley [ Sat May 25, 2013 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Windy Frampton Evening |
A male red-footed falcon has been showing well at RSPB Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk for the past 21 days, so now's your chance.... John |
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| Author: | Daniel Newton [ Sat May 25, 2013 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Windy Frampton Evening |
Funnily enough, I'm tootling down to Lakenheath tomorrow. Fingers crossed for Red-footed Falcon and Golden Oriole. High Tide at Frampton this evening (East Hide/ Seabank with Chris Andrew):- Marsh Harrier x 1(m) Kestrel x 1 Curlew Sandpiper x 2 Turnstone x 1 Grey Plover x c30 Ringed Plover x c150 Dunlin x c50 Common Sandpiper x 2 (on Reedbed from VC) Chris also got a Little Stint from 360 Hide. |
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| Author: | Katherine Birkett [ Sun May 26, 2013 2:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Windy Frampton Evening |
Daniel Newton wrote: Chris also got a Little Stint from 360 Hide. So did I. Also Little Gull flying around circa 17:15. |
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