At last the gods had been kind, and an outing to Frampton was possible, albeit in hot sunny weather, where the mercury hit 30 plus. The refurbished pumps were operational but not allowed to pump water onto the site because of drought restrictions. Nevertheless pockets of water over the whole of the site, bar the area around the 360 hide, enabled 32 species of birds to be identified, about half of what could be expected on a normal day. Insects were the hardest hit, with only 15 species recorded, to include 5 butterfly species.

The birds were distant and in the main had to be viewed with a telescope. Perhaps the sighting of the day was a lone Ruff which had a pool almost to itself. Just 5 Black-Tailed Godwits enjoyed a wash in a neighboring pool. From the Reedbed hide the only Snipe of the day plus several Little Ringed Plovers. Both Yellow and Pied Wagtails searched for insects along the water margin. A gang of 19 Spoonbill loafed on an island, doing what spoonies do out of water, most fast asleep with their bills tucked away under the wing.

At the freshwater farm reservoir Dunlin and Wigeon were added to the daylist. 

Insect hunting was a challenge, the sighting of the day going to a Clouded Yellow butterfly. The accompanying characters mustered just 4, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brown Argus and Small White. The afternoon walk to the farm Reservoir produced several sightings of the beautiful Willow Emerald damselfly.

A very hot, dry sunny day with a total of 32 bird  species and 15 insects, enjoyed by Dave & Veronica, Glynne & Carol, David Combs,  Richard, Jackie and Tony.