Wednesday 28 September 2011

Pectoral Sandpiper Pugneys

A cracking watch & shoot for hour or so.
Get over to Pugneys Country Park for this Beauty!

It seemed to like hanging round us human Photographers.
Coming so close I had to shoot a Portrait!
I had it within 18" of my feet at one point.
Fingers crossed for one in our area!




2 comments:

nullius in verba said...

Could there have been two of these birds? Just wondering because my wife and I were walking round the lake on Friday the 23rd and sawm two birds similar to the sandpiper flying with a flock of Lapwings. But not being an ornothologist don't really know what I'm seeing in this line.

B.Nield said...

It is possible! Although no one saw or reported a second. This one was right near visitor centre & stayed there all week.
I did observe & hear it calling, in fact have a shot on Birdguides of it calling. So you never know - there may have been another around?Or another dropped in, there is an aweful lot or shoreline in the area for such a small bird to feed on.