common sandpiper

My apologies for a short absence. Been in a fair bit of pain as of late and another hospital appointment on Wednesday left me sorer still. Even the simplest of tasks has proven difficult. Still, I've got a new supply of painkillers as of today so I'm already feeling much better and able to...

A nice pose on a branch in early evening light

Very common and widespread winter visitor and passage migrant.

At the swamp

At the swamp

Common Sandpiper

Common passage migrant in typical pose

tripod; -0.67 EV; 1/1600s; f/7.1; ISO 400 I had just placed a new perch for the kingfisher, when - to my surprise - something hopped on from the tall grass below ... my little friend, eager to test it!

Nice to see one of these again after about 6 months. Neil.

tripod; -0.33 EV; 1/1000s; f/5.6; ISO 200 Same place, one year later: "Oh no, he's here again" said he, and a shiver ran down his back ... ;)

Common Sandpiper

Almost the 1st shot of the day yesterday, taken at @ 06:30 as the sunlight appeared through the morning clouds

This confiding individual conveniently paused by the hide in front of me. The closest view I have had for several years.

These birds were perched on the hulk of an old barge At low tide it's recognisable as a boat but at high tide only the tallest timbers can be seen