Dave Helliar's run of good birds continues! No sooner had I posted the last blog than a Baird's Sandpiper turns up in Dorset and only a short distance from Weymouth where the other American waders had been seen (see previous posts)! Thanks to Dave for the photos...his fourth American wader in a week. What will be found next?
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| Baird's Sandpiper, Wyke Regis: Dave Helliar |
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| Baird's Sandpiper, Wyke Regis: Dave Helliar |
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| Baird's Sandpiper, Wyke Regis: Dave Helliar |
Dave also caught up with a Grey Phalarope, which appeared on floodwater at Budleigh Salterton in Devon last week. Although generally very confiding birds, this one stayed out on the flood as wasn't particularly close.
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| Grey Phalarope, Budleigh Salterton: Dave Helliar |
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| Grey Phalarope, Budleigh Salterton: Dave Helliar |
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| Grey Phalarope, Budleigh Salterton: Dave Helliar |
I haven't been able to get out much recently - work is just too busy leading up to a Canada trip in a couple of weeks. I did get to Seaton for a brief walk with my son at the weekend though - I'll have to make do with some commoner species.
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| Black-tailed Godwit, Seaton: R. Harris |
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| Eurasian Curlew, Seaton: R. Harris |
With a bit of luck I'll pick up one or two of the American waders I missed here when I get to Newfoundland at the end of the month.
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