Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Friday 28 August 2020

RSPB Frampton Marsh pt2

While I was sat in the reedbed hide at Frampton I was watching a few sandpipers pipe their way around the sandy verges. There were two or three Green Sandpipers and a Common. The Common flew towards the hide and veered away at the death. It must have seen my silhouette. It disappeared out of sight in the grassy bank. Ten minutes or so later, I could see movement in the grass in front of me. In anticipation I lifted the camera up. Up the bank came the Common Sandpiper and stopped on a raised tuft of sandy grass. He clearly wasn't expecting to see me still there, but I enjoyed our moment together. These birds are quite small and usually viewed through a scope or binoculars at distance, so to get one so close was superb. I didn't even have to crop my images.

Common Sandpiper





Here is one of the Green Sandpipers at the more socially acceptable distance. Much darker in the upper parts with nice white underparts and greenish legs.

Common Snipe


8 comments:

  1. Hello,

    Great photos, The Sandpiper and the Snipe are beautiful birds! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Enjoy your day, have a happy weekend!

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  2. What a nice experience to see the sandpiper up close. Sometimes patience does pay off.

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  3. such a thrill, i have experienced it myself!! your captures are beautiful and will always be special to you!!

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  4. Wonderful shots of that Sandpiper!

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  5. Nice to see the sandpipers! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Hello. They all are beautiful birds. Great photos.

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  7. I know we have sandpipers in Michigan but I have never seen one. These are beautiful photos, Adam.

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