Hi all,
Gail's hunch about the Curlew Sandpiper unfortunately, turned out to be
true. The bird was not present at Mecox today. At least not during the
morning hours when Richard Aracil, Brian Padden, David Burgh and I searched
for it. We did however bump in to its original finder, Jim Ash, which
Hi all,
Gail's hunch about the Curlew Sandpiper unfortunately, turned out to be
true. The bird was not present at Mecox today. At least not during the
morning hours when Richard Aracil, Brian Padden, David Burgh and I searched
for it. We did however bump in to its original finder, Jim Ash, which
Tom Burke and I enjoyed nice views of the Curlew Sandpiper for an hour
during which the Curlew took 3 flights with some peeps out towards the
sea, each time ultimately returning to the flats. Around 7 pm, while
watching with John Shemilt, the bird took off on its own and headed
straight out to
Tom Burke and I enjoyed nice views of the Curlew Sandpiper for an hour
during which the Curlew took 3 flights with some peeps out towards the
sea, each time ultimately returning to the flats. Around 7 pm, while
watching with John Shemilt, the bird took off on its own and headed
straight out to
