Sunday 19 September 2021

Dipping triangle strikes again but Pec saves the day

On Sunday 19th September, I was back at Sandy Lane, Hulver, nothing seen but a tweet from Phil D at CM had me driving straight there and joining the crowd looking from the Octagon, ie looking over the Old Scrape, Chris D kindly directed me to a very secretive Pectoral Sandpiper, a long overdue first for Lowestoft & Carlton Marshes. It was on the grassy edge of the mud, later a flying Marsh harrier spooked and it flew over to the west side of the old Scrape where it was seen out on the mud and then it walked to the grassy edge and occasionally it could be seen stretching up and looking about, it slowly walked left and seen head on the sharp pectoral band could be seen. Walking back, first one Speckled Wood alighting on the path, a discarded tissue then nearby flowers proved an irresistable photographic subject, another 2nd Speckled Wood appeared and they wheeled up in flight together before eventiually disappearing. Later on checking at Corton woods no sign of hoped for Brown Argus, but a Green Woodpecker was heard.

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