Pectoral Sandpiper at Carlton

On Friday 12th May, in the evening at Carlton Marshes, a long slog down to Peto's Marshes was rewarded with eventual good views of the super fine Pectoral Sandpiper , at 7.10pm. Jeremy G. was present. It was initally behind a clump on an island in the middle of marsh on Peto's Marsh, it spent the entire time around this clump and an Avocet and Black- tailed Godwit seen by it. The pectoral was seen in spring plumage with thick dark centred mantle coverts with thick buff edges, a dark streaked crown looking almost Whimbrel like. A diffuse brown streaked breast with white belly no really defined, so assume a female bird? dark black mid length bill drooping slightly atb the tip and black legs. A fine bird.