On the beach - a Purple patch

That's a beauty S are they usually so confiding or is it a youngster?

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In reply to Alan.:

Is that a Purple Sandpiper? If so that must be quite an unusual sighting in Norfolk at this time of year. I wish waders were so confiding with me.

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Regards,Tony

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Phone call on Titchwell beach, what size Ariel were you carrying around to get a signal? Smashing photo, is it some kind of sandpiper?

Tony

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In reply to tony:

Hi-

it's a juvenile Purple sandpiper- probably never seen a human ( or a Norfolk Birder) before so very confiding; I sat down and it worked its way around me;

I've seen juveniles at this time of year in Norfolk before

S

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In reply to seymouraves:

Yep, it's a purple sandpiper as Seymouraves has said. there has been a very confiding individual at Titchwell for a few days now.