Monday 6 October 2014

Pec on the patch...

Dave Helliar found this smart juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper on his patch near Chard on Sunday morning. Unfortunately it didn't hang around after being flushed by a sparrowhawk intent on chasing a couple of nearby Green Sandpipers. This is a first for the patch and a great local find:

Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper: Dave Helliar
Hopefully it will resurface again somewhere else - last seen heading south in the general direction of Axemouth.

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