Pectoral Sandpiper at Ashburton Rivermouth

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Pectoral Sandpiper at Ashburton Rivermouth

Postby andrewcrossland » Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:23 pm

Hi folks, just reporting a nice Pectoral Sandpiper at the Ashburton Rivermouth, Mid Canterbury yesterday, as well as 3 Arctic Skuas off the beach, 4 Turnstones, 6 Wrybill, 33 Banded Dotterel, 44 Pied Stilt, 6 S/W Plover, 12 SIPO and 3 VOC (including a pair with a 3 egg nest on the riverbed a short distance above the rivermouth lagoon.

Pect sandpiper.JPG
Pect sandpiper.JPG (63.13 KiB) Viewed 940 times


VOC 2.JPG
VOC 2.JPG (88.22 KiB) Viewed 940 times


VOC 1.JPG
VOC 1.JPG (78.14 KiB) Viewed 940 times

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