after a long spell of finding no rare birds I picked up this adult Buff-breasted Sandpiper on my local patch on the morning high tide; as usual as the tide fell all of the waders moved out of sight over the edge of the rocky ridge; they reappeared at about 16:45 and roosted again on site over the evening high tide giving excellent views but the Buff-breast was never quite close enough for really good shots and the sun often went behind big clouds when the bird was at its closest; the distinctive underwing pattern stands out well in the flock shots
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