Pacific Golden Plover, Wood Sandpipers & Curlew Sandpipers, RSPB Frampton Marsh

 

What a fantastic day last Friday was. A trip to RSPB Frampton Marsh to see the Pacific Golden Plover which showed the whole time we were there. The site was literally covered in birds, waders galore, management of this site is spot on just wished we lived a bit nearer ! Friendly locals and helpful staff, a brilliant day all round. 

A couple of Curlew Sandpipers

Ruddy Shellduck

Lots of Spoonbills

Wood Sandpipers

Curlew Sandpiper battling with a Redshank

Elegant Tern, Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey

A new world bird for us today !  Didn't dash of to North Wales last week, really couldn't stomach travelling in 30 degrees of stifling heat in Monday to Friday standing motorway traffic. So edged our bets and hoped that it hung around. Up and out just after 4am this morning and there just seemed to be us on the motorway, brilliant, the journey taking just over 3 hours including a stop. A walk on deep shingle in Cemlyn Bay just about finished us off !  Just a few folk there with a steady crowd coming and going during the morning. Pleased that the area was roped off as the photographers were inching to get closer. The tern showed most of the time we were there. A brilliant day, even better for me as Simon drove both ways and I was chief navigator, catering officer and sound technician !!