Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper – Titchfield Haven, Hampshire

by chrisbutton1
Posted on 29th Jul 201928th Dec 2019
birds

There had been a large influx of Wood Sandpipers mainly on the east coast including a count of 110 (!!!) at Cley Marshes in Norfolk. The nearest individuals to me were single birds at Langford Lakes in Wiltshire, Pulborough Brooks in West Sussex and Titchfield Haven in Hampshire […]

by chrisbutton1
Posted on 24th Jul 201827th Jun 2019
birds

A juvenile Wood Sandpiper was reported at Testwood Lakes which is only 15 minutes from leaving home to sitting in the hide. During the extremely hot summer I hadn’t noticed the hides at Titchfield Haven […]

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