Rose-coloured Starling - RSPB Frampton Marsh 20/06/12

John Badley · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:13 pm

Adult with starlings near sea bank on grassland from ca. 3pm onwards. Note: there is ALSO a leucistic bird in the same flock.

Also;
Black-necked Grebe
Spotted Redshank
Little Stint
3+ Little Gulls

John

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:02 pm

Any more news on this bird?

John Badley · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:17 pm

Still there at about 4pm from the bench on the sea bank. You'll have to search among the starlings as it is mobile.

John

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:11 pm

Is that the bench that's more or less in front of you when you climb the steps from that little car park, or one of the ones further along?

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:10 pm

RCS was reported at 2 o'clock this afternoon.....

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:28 pm

Reported again on Saturday 23rd Jun along with the long staying Black-necked Grebe.

Chris Grimshaw · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:34 pm

Rose-coloured Starling not seen after about 09:30 but may still be there among the thousand plus European Starlings
Red Kite flew over the wet grassland mid afternoon
2 Marsh Harriers out over the salt-marsh
Peregrine over wet grassland
Black Necked Grebe seen from 360 hide
Estimated 1000 Swift
garganey pair
little egret c40
grey heron 5

Don Davis · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:30 pm

Still present this morning also B.N.Grebe both seen from 360 hide.

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

We called in at Frampton this afternoon on our way back from Norfolk.
The Starling flock is almost impossible to view as the birds drop down into the long grass to feed - hence the absence of pictures.
The Black-necked Grebe was still showing from the 360 hide, but typical of the species, was spending most of the time under water.

Roy

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:29 pm

Scoured the reserve for the bird this morning, but to no avail.

Geoff Williams · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:07 pm

My first visit to Frampton Marsh and I was quite impressed and hope that the Donna Nook realignment scheme will be similar and also be managed by the RSPB.
I didn't see the hoped for Rose-coloured Starling but a part sum plum Curlew Sandpiper was good, also there were 2 Ruff, 20ca. Black-tailed Godwit, 4 drake Pochard and the Black-necked Grebe.
A Vampire flew over, perhaps will be appearing at the Waddington airshow?
Geoff

Derick Evans · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:59 pm

Any recent sightings of the Rosy Starling please.

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Rose-coloured Starling - RSPB Frampton Marsh 20/06/12

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