Covered the south side from the Dam to Mander car park from 0645 to 1345hrs
A bird showing characters of juvenile Spotted Sandpiper seen for 5 minutes on the shore near the Yacht Club then photographed in flight as it flew with a Common Sandpiper towards the Plummer Car Park. A brief summary of the key features noted...
Structure good for Spotted heavy bellied, short rear end with a short tail extending slightly beyond the wings (short tail visible in the photo)
Square headed look (visible in photo).
Square headed look (visible in photo).
Wing coverts strongly barred buff and black - visible in flight even
Tertials fairly plain
Bill brownish yellow
Legs fleshy buff
Eyering and super more prominent than nearby Common (visible even in the flight photo)
Wingbar much narrower at base and not eaching the body (captured in the photo - note that the outer part of the wing bar is not wholly visible in the photo due to the outer wing angle).
A sighting doubtless to be dismissed by certain 'internet philosophers' but it looked pretty good to me...
Otherwise 6 Green Sandpipers, 4 adult Dunlin on the Dam, c 25 Common Sandpipers, 8 Yellow-legged Gulls, 1 3rd calendar year Little Gull, 1 Black Tern, c 30 Common Terns, c 60 Yellow Wagtails including the strikingly pale greyish individual photographed below with yellow tones limited to a slight lemon wash on the undertail coverts and 4 Spotted Flycatchers.
Otherwise 6 Green Sandpipers, 4 adult Dunlin on the Dam, c 25 Common Sandpipers, 8 Yellow-legged Gulls, 1 3rd calendar year Little Gull, 1 Black Tern, c 30 Common Terns, c 60 Yellow Wagtails including the strikingly pale greyish individual photographed below with yellow tones limited to a slight lemon wash on the undertail coverts and 4 Spotted Flycatchers.
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| Bird showing characters of Spotted Sandpiper today with Common Sandpiper |
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| 3rd calendar year Little Gull |
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| strkingly pale juvenile Yellow Wagtail |
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