Pete found a Sanderling on the northern causeway at lunchtime today, however, I missed the WhatsApp message and only read it ninety minutes later! Anyway, I headed up to the reservoir and pulled up along the causeway in the hope that the bird might still be present. As I got out of the car I saw the Sanderling briefly before a car drove past, beeped its horn, and flushed all the gathered gulls and the Sanderling. Mixed emotions, glad I'd seen it, albeit briefly, but annoyed it had gone. However, on a whim I checked the causeway on the West Pool side and was surprised to find the Sanderling had simply flown over the road and it showed really well for the remainder of my stay.
A scarce visitor to Sutton Bingham but this is the second recent record following an Autumn bird last year.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2025 now at 99 species.
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