A flyer from work on Friday 18th September got me up to Boulmer (again) for a smashing Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Always excellent, but up-close, all to myself and a Northumberland tick made the trip worth while. Feeding at the top of the beach, at high tide with 300 Dunlin, a Little Stint, a Curlew Sandpiper and a Ruff a bit of patience gave excellent views. A Merlin made a few attacking runs, scattering the waders, but they all dropped back down to continue feeding.
Rob that's a different Little Stint to the one we had yesterday. Ours had a patch of feathers missing in the wing making it look like it had a white patch...Nice BB pics...
Thanks Stewart. It's handy when a bird has a few wing feathers missing, showing a white patch, allowing it to be identified and tracked elsewhere... ;-)
Rob that's a different Little Stint to the one we had yesterday. Ours had a patch of feathers missing in the wing making it look like it had a white patch...Nice BB pics...
ReplyDeleteThanks Stewart. It's handy when a bird has a few wing feathers missing, showing a white patch, allowing it to be identified and tracked elsewhere... ;-)
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