Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Whiteholme

Ringed plover
Sanderling 2
Also: Dunlin 3
          Common sandpiper 2

5 comments:

Daniel Branch said...

Sorry if I'm speaking out of place, but the bottom two birds look good for sanderling. The mantle looks quite patterened and there doesn't seem to be a distinctive white wedge in the shoulder.

AndyC said...

Yes spot on ...

heavy birder said...

Yep Sanderlings

Peter Smith said...

Yes - fantastic - thanks Daniel, Andy and Nick. I'm sure you are right. I can see the patterning clearly on my camera when I blow the images up. I've never before seen summer sanderling, and didn't even consider it. It seems obvious now. I'm sorry I didn't twig and put the word out.

David Sutcliffe said...

That's fine Pete. A very good record. BS has already been looking for Sanderling at Fly Flatts.