Common sandpiper present again but no sign of the scaup this morning. Also 9 teal and a few goosanders and cormorants (Archie saw some lapwings earlier)
On ELOC website someone has put the Sandpiper down as a Green Sand on the 20th Dec near boathouse ??
Are you sure its a Common or could it be a Green??? or is other observer incorrect (as it's more likely a Green at this time of year) and he hasn't seen it well??? Or are there 1 of each. ( less likely) .?
Quite happy with common sand although wouldn't rule out spotted (you never know). Didn't see in flight as distracted by a chap asking what I was looking at!
You were right to be happy with Common as that's what it is. Ive just come off res now, in a mini hurricane. Bird flighty between boathouse/ dam embankment and workings soil below dam.
Also present were 12 Cormorant, 2 Goosander, 8 Malard, 2 B H Gulls. Couldn't see Scaup but huge waves!
Craig.
-- Edited by C Bel on Friday 23rd of December 2016 11:02:44 AM
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