A quick visit to Canons while waiting on news from Dorset was rewarded by a couple of
Yellow Wagtails and a continuing trickle of
Meadow Pipits, plus the regular
Peregrine dealing with an intruder. A
Collared Dove was an increasingly rare sighting.
Ian J picked me up and we made tracks for Lodmoor, successfully connecting with my first
LEAST SANDPIPER and my second
STILT SANDPIPER, both juveniles. Other sightings there included a
Great Egret, 11
Mediterranean Gulls, a
Green Sandpiper, a
Yellow Wagtail, a
Kingfisher and a few
Sand Martins,
House Martins and
Swallows. A jaunt onwards to Portland bolstered the day's haul with the showy
Buff-breasted Sandpiper there (my third) and a
Wryneck which sunbathed on a rock in the observatory quarry for a good 30 minutes before slinking into the grass.
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| Least Sandpiper at Lodmoor |
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| Stilt Sandpiper at Lodmoor |
