Pectoral Sandpiper

This North American Wader, a Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper was at Marazion today, the species was on return to its overwintering ground in South America and somehow landed at Marazion Marsh. Their are annual records of Pec Sand in Britain and are generally 1st winter birds they are either blown off course by weather systems, or have an under developed directional area of the brain. Please click on this link for more information. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pectoral_Sandpiper/id

Walmsley Nature Reserve

Today Lisa and I had a trip to the Walmsley Nature Reserve at Wadebridge. We were Lucky enough to share the hide with Colin Selway, who is local to Wadebridge, and a highly experienced
birder.

The first two shots are of a Pectoral Sandpiper, a North American vagrant, the shots are distant and classed as record shots. Colin was of the opinion that two where there but I can only claim one sighting. We also had two Knot, a number of snipe and Black Tail Godwit along with one Gadwall and Shoveler duck.

Northern Shoveler

Knot wih Black Tail Godwit

Gadwall