The weather had not improved any when Peter and I drew up into the car park at Frampton RSPB Reserve, just south of Boston. Retreating to the cafe with binoculars for hot chocolate we managed to tick off 30 or so species in the warm. Returning to the car, we put all of our winter gear on before setting out. The long staying Lesser Yellowlegs was still on the wet field adjacent to the car park, today being bullied by a solitary ruff. Again there were large numbers of whistling wigeon on the wet grassland as well as displaying flocks of lapwing. Teal and other wildfowl were also present and there was a constant background base note of thousands of brent geese. Periodically hosts of golden plover flew up into the sky to give wonderful displays with flocks of dunlin mixed in. There were whooper swans present along with good numbers of little egret and a couple of great white egret. Great crested grebes were back here as well. We visited all three hides before girding up our loins and climbing up onto the sea wall overlooking the Wash and distant Norfolk. Here we received a thorough blasting from the wind and it was pleasant to drop down into the relative shelter of the bank to return to the visitor centre for tea and bacon bun. Another good day with 42 species.
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