White-rumped Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs at Frampton Marsh

Omitted to post these from late September and early October 

Buff-breasted Sandpiper on a drier day

Campbell spit

by the time we had consumed the usual calorie free Canadian breakfast the rain had finally eased though it remained dulllllll; the small spit at the north end of Campbell River had proven good for birds on a previous visit so we headed there to mingle with the power and dog walkers and the hand tame California Gulls plus the nice male Brewer's Blackbird but what I didn't expect when scanning the small area of short grass was a superb juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper running around between all the people

Buff-breasted Sandpipers

two juveniles together on the Lincs coast -- I had long hoped to get some nice pics of a juvenile BBS but even though I got the trust of these birds eventually they were still tricky in the salicornia and the very strong wind but all in all it was a good wader photo day