Semi-p at Blennerville

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Blennerville, 9th September 2020 (David O'Connor).

You can click the pic for a closer look. The Nearctic waders are finally making an appearance, with a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Inch also on 9th (per Gordon D'Arcy).

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Blennerville, 9th September 2020 (David O'Connor).

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Blennerville, 9th September 2020 (David O'Connor).

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Blennerville, 9th September 2020 (David O'Connor).

 

Mediterranean Gulls, Tarbert, 7th September 2020 (Geoff Hunt).

If you ever get the car ferry from Tarbert, keep an eye out for this adult Mediterranean Gull. Going by multiple ring readings, it has been wintering in the Tarbert area since 2002.