Down at the harbour and rock edges, there were no white winged gulls, but 2 Purple Sandpipers with Turnstones sheltered near the boat launch and 3 Rock Pipits were nearby.
Back home for some breakfast, then a short wander west, up the back hedge towards an emergent part of the Whin Sill known as Hips Heugh. 8 Snipe flushed from a marshy corner and 40 Pink footed Geese flew south. Yesterday's thrushes were nowhere to be seen, but well over a hundred Linnets, maybe 2 or 300 were in the field.
I also scouted out a spot for Grasshopper and Sedge Warbler in the spring. Both being quite scarce on site, though they are recorded most years.
Purple Sandpiper, Craster Harbour. |
69. Purple Sandpiper
70. Snipe
71. Pink footed Goose
The Purple Sandpiper pictures are just great. I've never seen one yet.
ReplyDeleteA regular species on our rocky coasts here Findlay. Never abundant but regular small parties of up to 6 at a time. There is a bigger wintering flock of over 100 birds at Stag Rocks, Bamburgh, about 12 miles north of here.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots Stewart.
ReplyDeleteThanks OC...
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