Autumn wader migration is well underway with plenty of Dunlin, Common Sandpipers and even a Wood Sandpiper recently seen at RSPB Lodmoor. Usually this time of year the first Little Stint would be due to pass through and on the 3rd August one did, but not any more! I saw the bird yesterday evening and took quite a few pictures and this morning birders had a real hard look at it and eventually decided it’s a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
So called because it has slight palmations between it toes, this feature was even seen in the field this morning! Semipalmated Sandpipers are rare visitors to the UK, they usually turn up in the autumn and originate from North America. From what I gather it’s a first for the Weymouth Wetlands so hopefully it will stick around for everybody to see.