News broke this morning on my way into work that Colin Wells (site manager at Burton RSPB) had found a buff-breasted sandpiper. Thankfully the bird hung around all day, so I made my way there straight after work.
The bird was showing well on arrival, but photographs were hard to get due to the sunlight reflecting off the water.
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
This was my third record of a buff-breasted sandpiper in Cheshire and Wirral, the last one being at Frodsham Marshes from the 28th of July 2012 that spent three days on the N06 tank.
As I was leaving the reserve, a cattle egret appeared out of the roost and showed well before flying off.
UP TO 3 CATTLE EGRETS HAVE BEEN ROOSTING AT BURTON RSPB