Sunday 18 February 2018

Purple Sandpiper at the Gann

Last night at the Gann, a purple sandpiper was recaptured, originally ringed there on 20th January 2018. It struck us that this is probably an unusual record for the site? On both occasions it did not turn up until well after dark, at high tide.

A single whimbrel was also present on both these occasions, flying in at dusk from the estuary direction.