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Sanderling? (1 Viewer)

silvers

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I was fishing recently by a large reservoir in Sussex watching the little Pied Wagtails, when I saw another similar looking bird but much larger, from what I have read in a bird book I think this could be a Sanderling but it said they are normally by the Sea so if not a Sanderling what could it have been.
PS wish I could have got a pic
 
Maybe a bit more likely to be a dunlin? sanderlings not impossible but quite rare. was it upright on two thin legs? otherwise it may have been something like a goldeneye up on the bank.
 
I'm not sure how pied wagtail and sanderling could be described as similar? Can you describe the bird you're talking about?
 
In Silvers' defence I have seen both Sanderling and Pied Wagtail engaged in very similar behaviour on Hoylake beach - running in and out at the edge of the waves on the sand. Admittedly they don't look alike especially if you can spot a Wagtail with your eyes closed which many of us can. One of my fave birds to sit and watch is the old Pied Wagtail. Always cheers me up.
 
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