Thursday, 21 February 2013

Purple Sandpipers

Last week I at last made contact with some purple sandpipers. An uncommon bird on the Lancashire coastline and it only occurs in very small numbers at difficult to photograph locations.I had previously photographed one bird roosting in with a flock of sanderling at Rossall Point.Last year I made the long journey to Workington in Cumbria where good numbers are regular at high tide on the harbour breakwater.I however made a terrible error and didn't check the tide times,I arrived at low water and couldn't find any birds.This year however I got my calculations correct and arrived at Workington Harbour just before high tide.I soon found a good number,60+ birds on the sheltered side of the breakwater.I took many images of the birds which were very approachable before heading back home through a snowy Lake District. Hope you enjoy the images of these unusual but quite photogenic birds.
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5 comments:

  1. Marc Heath21 February 2013 at 16:58

    Great set Brian and very much like the layout.

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  2. Unknown21 February 2013 at 17:00

    Great images of this photogenic bird Brian,well worth the time and effort.

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  3. Pete Woodruff21 February 2013 at 20:04

    Excellent work with the Purple Sandpipers, not an easy bird to find in our area let alone photograph....Love these Brian.

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  4. Pete Woodruff26 February 2013 at 20:25

    Like the new layout to Brian....EXCELLENT.

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  5. Paul Foster2 March 2013 at 16:26

    10 out of 10 for effort Brian.Its a long way to go when you misjudge the tide!!However you have come up trumps with these stunning images of the sandpipers and I for one am glad you decided to return and share the day with us!!!!

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