Friday, 3 January 2025

Purple Sands (Ventnor)

Today was another fine sunny and crisp day. Bumped into Andy B along Wheelers Bay who told me he'd seen three Purple Sandpipers further along towards Ventnor Esplanade: after he grabbed his camera from home I tagged along: sure enough we found two near the Esplanade car park. Up to four have been along this stretch of coast since (at least) just before Christmas day; a high count for Ventnor. 

One right below us (Ventnor) - very active (feeding) and seemingly unbothered by the attention - Jan 3rd.



(female) Kingfisher - Bembridge Harbour - 03/01

(1st winter) LBB Gull - Sandown Canoe Lake - 08/01

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