One had been reported there on the 16th January and again on the 24th January ...
The area of beach just to the south of Seaton Point had significant accumulations of seaweed where the top of the beach rose to form a low clay cliff ... the macerated piles of seaweed reminded me of an area at Burton Marsh in Cheshire where a Buff-bellied Pipit lingered a few years ago ...
And sure enough there feeding among the seaweed was a smart bright Water Pipit along with about four petrosus Rock Pipits ...
As we stood on the sand a respectful distance away the birds worked their way closer ...
... the bold white supercillium stood out, emphasized by the dark lores ...
... the leg colour was clearly dark although not actually black ... the contrastingly warm brown of the rump was a constantly visible feature ...
... as the bird turned, the white minimally streaked underparts came into view ...
... and the clear white throat showed up ... and perhaps just a hint of grey beginning to show through on the nape ...
... posing nicely on a pale rock the long bill was more obvious ...
... and turning to show the almost rufous rump ...
sometimes probing among the seaweed and sometimes jumping to catch a fly ...
... and then alternating between the grassy and seaweed areas to feed ...
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