Sandpiper migrants

 

This is the time of year to see non-resident sandpipers as they pass through our region. I already showed a Greater Yellowlegs. Here are two more seen this morning: a Solitary Sandpiper and … well, I don’t know what the second one is. 

A Solitary Sandpiper looks for delectables so as to refuel before continuing its journey south.

I did not know what this bird is. After a number of visually similar sandpipers were suggested, four experts now assure me that it is a Least Sandpiper. Thank you all.

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2 Responses to Sandpiper migrants

  1. Kim Poole says:

    Alistair: A bit off on the migration path, but that looks to me like a Baird’s sandpiper, which I have seen in abundance in the Arctic. But my certainty is not high.
    Cheers
    Kim

  2. Reid Barclay says:

    this would be a Least Sandpiper with the pale green legs.

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