Marsh Sandpiper Twitch

Marsh Sandpiper

After seeing that a Marsh Sandpiper was frequenting a field not that far from Slimbridge, myself and my birder's wife decided to spend the day in Gloucestershire mixing a day of viewing wild and captive birds.

It was great to finally see a Marsh Sandpiper which has been a bird I have been longing to see for several years now.  Not the best of views but it was lovelly to watch the bird for a while taking in the way it moved, it's plumage, bill length and size compared to the other birds in the field which were Ruff and Greenshank.