A bird believed to be a Little Stint on August 3 subsequently turned out to be a Semipalmated Sandpiper. It was initially viewed in the harbour from the benches in Church Norton. As days passed it was showing more regularly on the ferry pool but unfortunately I was unable to get across at that time. However a report came in on Sunday evening at 8.00pm that it was on the Ferry Pool . So at 6.15am today I hastened over to Siddlesham and found a group of birders watching it at a considerable distance. Even with an 800mm lens this was the view!
However at about 10 to 7 it flew a bit closer to the shallow water on the right hand side, accompanied by a Dunlin.
Unfortunately it didn't stay long and soon took flight towards the harbour accompanied by a Dunlin which it seem to have befriended.
There was a splendid Spotted Redshank near the left hand bank and a Buzzard watched from a distant fence post.
Not a bad start to the day!
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