Long-billed Dowitcher - Frieston Shore.

Bob Wacey · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:07 am

Showing well at 19.00 last evening at sea wall end of lagoon.

also.....

2 Little Stints
100+ Golden Plover
200+ Oystercatchers
Dunlin
Sanderlin
Ruff
100+ Knott
Red Shank
Little Grebe
Black Tailed Godwit

Not bad for 20mins !

Russell Hayes · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:26 pm

LBD still on the lagoon this evening showing well.

Roy Harvey · **Joined:** Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:23 pm **Posts:** 956

Can anyone please confirm that the Dowitcher was still present at Freiston this afternoon?
Friends from Yorkshire are enquiring in advance of a possible visit tomorrow.

Thanks,

Roy

S and K Spavin · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:16 pm

Yes Roy, still there at 2pm. Viewed from just past the hide through the hedge.

Simon and Karen

Roy Harvey · **Joined:** Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:23 pm **Posts:** 956

Thanks Simon & Karen.

Roy

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:20 am

Would any of you be able to tell me if the bird is still there some time late on on Sunday morning? If it's still there, I have some plea bargaining to do with Dad tomorrow!

Ian Misselbrook · **Joined:** Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:07 am **Posts:** 487

If you go there was also a Pec Sand and Little Stints at Frampton which will make a nice round trip.

Ian

Roy Harvey · **Joined:** Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:23 pm **Posts:** 956

RBA report that the Long-billed Dowitcher is still at Freiston this morning.

Roy

Phil Hyde · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:53 am

.......also Pectoral Sandpiper still on the Reedbed Lagoon at [url]Frampton[/url] from 08.45h onwards

Phil

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:43 pm

Still there?

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:03 pm

Katherine Birkett wrote:

Still there?

Yes it was - circa 15:15 - 15:30 when it was spooked by something and flew off vaguely coastward.

That's 209 on the Life List, and a good glass of vino for me this evening!

Anthony Bentley · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:57 pm

Bird still prsent also Henharrier and Wheater at Frieston

Frampton

1 Curlew sandpiper
Ruff
Wigeon
2 Dunlin
Brent geese

John Badley · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:12 pm

I had the LBD at Frampton at 07:20 this morning. I was alerted by the distinctive call (which I'd heard at Freiston on Thursday, so it was fresh in my mind) and picked it up coming in from the saltmarsh direction, it dropped down onto the Reedbed. Presumably it would have stayed, but a male peregrine and a sparrowhawk caused havoc in tandem over the Reedbed/Scrapes at around 08:15, so I guess it returned to Freiston, as it was seen there at 10ish (otherwise we have a two bird theory!).

Cheers,

John

Graham Catley · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:20 pm **Posts:** 1667

John Badley wrote:

I had the LBD at Frampton at 07:20 this morning. I was alerted by the distinctive call (which I'd heard at Freiston on Thursday, so it was fresh in my mind) and picked it up coming in from the saltmarsh direction, it dropped down onto the Reedbed. Presumably it would have stayed, but a male peregrine and a sparrowhawk caused havoc in tandem over the Reedbed/Scrapes at around 08:15, so I guess it returned to Freiston, as it was seen there at 10ish (otherwise we have a two bird theory!).

Cheers,

John

according to Google earth if it moved over the saltmarsh, as you might assume, then it would be 7kms between the two sites -- it is possible but may be worth checking out the 2 bird theory

Phil Hyde · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:45 am

Not seen yesterday, and I couldn't find it this morning either,

Phil

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