Juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper, Ferriter's Cove, 13th October 2019 (Michael O'Clery).
A juvenile bird moulting into winter plumage, and already showing a lot of moulted feathers, most noticeably on the mantle. A very confiding bird, coming to within 30 feet (10m)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Ferriter's Cove, 13th October 2019 (Michael O'Clery).
White-rumped Sandpiper, Ferriter's Cove, 13th October 2019 (Michael O'Clery).
White-rumped Sandpiper, Ferriter's Cove, 13th October 2019 (Michael O'Clery).
Juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper, Ferriter's Cove, 13th October 2019 (Michael O'Clery).
Yep, there's that white rump...
