26 Sept - an afternoon visit to Meare Heath, on the Somerset Levels, and good views of the 2 juvenile Pectoral Sandpipers that have been present for a few days, on the drained lagoon. Distinctive mid-sized waders with decurved bills and yellow legs, and a demarcated breast band. Photos, copyright Jeff Hazell (upper) and James Packer (lower).
Also present - 12 Snipe, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Ringed Plover and a Dunlin. 3 Little Egrets were in the area but I couldn't find the Great White Egret.
En route home, I called in at Chew Valley Lake and had further excellent views of the Long-billed Dowitcher there - seen bathing, preening and in flight as well as close to Herriott's Bridge on the nearest island.
2 nearctic wader species in a day!
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