We arrived at Frampton Marsh around 7.30am and shortly after leaving the car park we met another birder who informed us he had seen the White-tailed Plover on North Scrape and it was showing well from East Hide. As this was our main target for the day we headed straight round to East Hide. Upon entering the hide the plover was indeed showing well, busily feeding among the mud and reeds. It was much closer than I was expecting it to be.
We had seen this same bird at Blacktoft Sands in Yorkshire back in November last year, but at a much greater distance than today. After leaving the hide we scanned the South Scrape and managed to find three Little Stints and two Little Ringed Plovers, both additions to the year list.
We walked the sea wall back towards the main track and found a single Whimbrel out on the saltmarsh and Spotted Redshank and a drake Garganey on the pools of Marsh Farm grasslands.
A very enjoyable few hours, with stunning views of the White-tailed Plover and we managed six new additions to the year list.
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