Pec Sand.......

30 Sep - An afternoon trip up to Newbury area and after a bit of searching by several of us at the Watermeadows, good views of the Pectoral Sandpiper feeding in the company of several Snipe. A smart bird, scaly upperparts indicating a juvenile bird, with the sharp pectoral breast band, slightly decurved bill and yellow legs. I never tire of seeing American waders, shorebirds are among my favourites anyway, amazing to think of the journey that this bird has undertaken from Arctic Canada in a few short weeks.