White-rumped Sandpiper at RSPB Frampton Marsh 12/11/13

John Badley · **Posted:** Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:54 pm

Hi,

Toby found another White-rumped Sandpiper at Frampton today. This one was an adult. The previous bird (seen on 1st and 4th Nov) was a juvenile. According to Toby he thinks the juv was the same bird as at Gib and Blacktoft in Oct/Nov.

Cheers,

John

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

Blacktoft? Is there a published photo? A juv was at Alkborough Sat am briefly but in spite of extensive searching has not been seen again but a juv Little Stint was new today

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

Report and picture here.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/b ... tings.aspx

Roy

Geoff Williams · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:18 pm

The adult White-rumped Sandpiper was still showing quite well at times from the 360 degree hide this afternoon and occasionally with a Dunlin for comparison. 16 Snow Bunting were also around.
Geoff

John Badley · **Posted:** Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:04 pm

Aha, that suggests the sparrowhawk was successful, there were 17 snow buntings!

John Badley · **Posted:** Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:05 pm

Ps. WRS still present today.

Chris Grimshaw · **Posted:** Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:03 pm

Showed well from 360 hide during the afternoon (albeit usually into the sun). Occasionally with two dunlin
Male hen harrier over the salt marsh and two marsh harrier
One pink foot over
Amazing numbers of wigeon and brent goose

Simon Wilson · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:24 pm

Hi,

the white-rumped sandpiper has been showing on and off all weekend. The snow bunting count got up to 24 yesterday, with 22 this morning.

Cheers,

Simon.

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:36 pm

WRS still present at sunset this afternoon, visible but mid-distant from the 360 Hide.

No luck with Snow Buntings.

Daniel Newton · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:57 pm

Just to add to Simon and Katharine's posts, there was a disinctly "winter is a-coming" feel on the reserve today.

Both a Greater Scaup and a Goldeneye were amongst the swathes of Teal and Wigeon on the scrapes, a couple of sorties of Whooper Swans (9 + 4) flew over the reserve during the afternoon and Golden Plover numbers seemed to swelling with each passing hour.

A Peregrine terrorised the scrapes a couple of times as well.

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:21 am

Small build-up of Pintail too.

John Badley · **Posted:** Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:49 pm

Still here today. Also Whimbrel (Eurasian!), 18 Snow Bunts and a heck of a lot of wigeon.

John

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White-rumped Sandpiper at RSPB Frampton Marsh 12/11/13

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