Buff Breasted Sandpiper, Ashley Estuary Canterbury
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Buff Breasted Sandpiper, Ashley Estuary Canterbury
Hi all i got some photos of this bird tonight my son spotted it.i am not to sure what it is.what do you all think.it was bigger then a dotterel.and had yellow legs..it looks like a buff breasted sandpiper as I was looking in some books.
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Re: Seen this at Ashley Estuary,
That’s gotta be a buff breasted sandpiper right?!
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Re: Seen this at Ashley Estuary,
I do not know but it's a first for me. So one more to go on my list of birds I have got but just got to know what it is. LolDavidthomas wrote:That’s gotta be a buff breasted sandpiper right?!
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Re: Seen this at Ashley Estuary,
Wow this looks rather exciting. Kelly, was this seen a little further into the estuary from where the little egret has been found (just guessing based off the habitat in the pictures)?
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Re: Seen this at Ashley Estuary,
kelly111 wrote:I do not know but it's a first for me. So one more to go on my list of birds I have got but just got to know what it is. LolDavidthomas wrote:That’s gotta be a buff breasted sandpiper right?!
I don’t imagine it would have been seen by you before, I haven’t seen it ever and this is only the second EVER record for New Zealand
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Re: Seen this at Ashley Estuary,
well thats cool i think we seen two of them out there.what a good one to see..i will go back tomorr..Davidthomas wrote:kelly111 wrote:I do not know but it's a first for me. So one more to go on my list of birds I have got but just got to know what it is. LolDavidthomas wrote:That’s gotta be a buff breasted sandpiper right?!
I don’t imagine it would have been seen by you before, I haven’t seen it ever and this is only the second EVER record for New Zealand
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Re: Buff Breasted Sandpiper, Ashley Estuary Canterbury
Looks like a BB sandpiper for sure.Good find.
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Re: Buff Breasted Sandpiper, Ashley Estuary Canterbury
Hi Kelly, below is a map of the Ashley Estuary - I wonder if you give some details for folks of the spot where you saw this bird, or even copy it and mark on it the spot? That would narrow down searching for a small needle in a big haystack?
many thanks!!
many thanks!!
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Re: Buff Breasted Sandpiper, Ashley Estuary Canterbury
hi yes I will put up a map.i am going to go out tomorrow night and have a good look. As it was late when I got the photos.andrewcrossland wrote:Hi Kelly, below is a map of the Ashley Estuary - I wonder if you give some details for folks of the spot where you saw this bird, or even copy it and mark on it the spot? That would narrow down searching for a small needle in a big haystack?
many thanks!!
Ashley estuary map1.JPG
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Re: Seen this at Ashley Estuary,
hi I will put a map up. Thankswazzagonewild wrote:Wow this looks rather exciting. Kelly, was this seen a little further into the estuary from where the little egret has been found (just guessing based off the habitat in the pictures)?