A visit to the NE coast in late September was prompted by the presence of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Boulmer ... initially there was no sign of the bird on the vast expanse of rocks and seaweed ... but then the bird flew in, circled and landed right in front of the small group of us hopefuls ...
... a lovely looking bird with strikingly yellow legs and feet that seemed unexpectedly large ...
At East Chevington there was a group of six Ruff and a nice although distant adult Spotted Redshank.
But back on home turf at Anthorn on the Solway there was more on offer ... this site has been rather quiet in recent years having been a prime location some time ago ... a juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper turned up there in early October to join the Long-billed Dowitcher that was still regularly frequenting that stretch of the Wampool ...
... and nearby another Curlew Sandpiper ... this time an adult unlike the earlier juveniles that had been present ...
... it is so good to see Anthorn back on the map ... along with these birds there was another Ruff feeding on the wet rippled sand ...
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