Nearctic wader etc .....

4 Sept - A high-tide visit to Goldcliff, across the Severn bridge, and good ‘scope views of the juvenile Semi-palmated Sandpiper from the hides, alongside a Little Stint in the Dunlin flock. Small, pale, short-billed, stint-like feeding action, plain upperparts, A surprising lack of larger waders except for 2 Ruff, but a distant Marsh Harrier and Red Kite. In CWP, a quick look at Eysey produced 2 LRPs and a Green Sandpiper, with a flyover Marsh Harrier, and a male Sparrowhawk, both struggling in the strong wind.