Fri 23rd June 23

All was much the same again first thing. Pete Davis, Richard and myself were just getting very slightly excited when a Redshank along the front edge of the scrape turned into a Green Sandpiper, when Richard picked up a gull in flight catching insects along the back of the marsh, after a few seconds he exclaimed " that's a ------- Franklin's Gull ".

The bird spent some time hawking insect before finally coming into land on the scrape. Mid-morning it had another fly around but soon returned to the scrape where it showed well to all-comers until at least 15:30

Reports from today:

Pete Davis

10:31 MEGA: adult Franklins Gull catching insects over scrape NOW!!!

Mick Rodwell

11:29 Showing well at the moment

Steve Entwhistle

13:10 Still there

Matt Lonsdale

14:36 Franklin’s gull still here. Settled.

Chris Balchin

16:23 No sign of Franklin's currently