Thursday, 9 April 2015

Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton

This bird is one of my favourite waders. I've only ever seen it twice, and on this occasion there were eleven of them. In February of last year I saw my first one on the rocks at Colwyn Bay. The plumage on these birds is just wonderful. Purplish on top and mainly white underneath. They just look very neat and compact.
This particular group were huddled on a pontoon at New Brighton, on the Wirral. The tide was in and the beach covered. It was time for a little R&R.

They do have two legs. They were all just choosing to use one.


In the background here with a Laughing Gull, (Front) and Turnstones (many).

Turnstones, to the right, are slightly bigger.
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22 comments:

  1. Unknown9 April 2015 at 14:32

    Great shoots!

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  2. Jo9 April 2015 at 16:58

    Those Purple Sandpipers are very neat and interesting birds. I love the united one-legged stance!

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  3. This N That9 April 2015 at 17:30

    Cute how they stand on one leg...Great photos

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  4. Jutta.K.9 April 2015 at 18:32

    As she stand on one leg, this photo has me elicits a smile.
    Very nice shots of an adorable bird !
    Greetings from germany

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  5. EG CameraGirl9 April 2015 at 20:13

    Purple Sandpipers are fairly rare here and I have never seen one...except in photos. Love it that they are all standing on one leg. :)

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  6. Lea11 April 2015 at 07:30

    Great photos!
    Have a wonderful week-end!

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  7. eileeninmd11 April 2015 at 09:16

    The Purple Sandpipers are beautiful, great shots of all the Shorebirds..
    Thank you for linking up, have a happy weekend!

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  8. Irma11 April 2015 at 10:24

    Beautiful pictures.
    Have a good weekend.

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  9. Phil Slade11 April 2015 at 11:22

    How brilliant to see all those "purps" together Adam. Ones or twos is the best I can manage around here nowadays.

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  10. Bob Bushell11 April 2015 at 12:27

    Fantastic, the Purple Sandpiper is one I haven't got yet. Well done Adam.

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  11. TexWisGirl11 April 2015 at 16:55

    so cute!

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  12. Anonymous11 April 2015 at 17:36

    Lovely birds! Thank you for your visit at my photoblog! Have a nice weekend.

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  13. A Colorful World11 April 2015 at 17:45

    Love the purple sandpipers! Great photos.

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  14. Anni 11 April 2015 at 19:12

    Oh my goodness...a new bird for me. And they're so pretty!!! Wow. Impressive captures, too, Adam.

    Thank you so very much for enlightening us by sharing the link today at I'd Rather B Birdin'.

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  15. Rajesh11 April 2015 at 19:16

    So many sand pipers all in one place.

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  16. Joyful12 April 2015 at 04:26

    You've captured such wonderful detail in the bird feathers. Happy weekend to you.

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  17. Unknown12 April 2015 at 07:17

    Lovely shots of the cute birds.

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  18. Anne (cornucopia)12 April 2015 at 09:34

    Wow! That's pretty amazing that most of them were standing on only one leg. Great photos of them!

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  19. Debbie12 April 2015 at 14:11

    sweet captures, but i was hoping for some REAL purple ;)

    what a tease!!!!!

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  20. NCSue14 April 2015 at 11:12

    They're rather pretty!
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/04/cat-on-ladder.html

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  21. Karren Haller15 April 2015 at 21:30

    Those are great up close photos!!
    http://ohmyheartsiegirl.com/heartsie-girls-wordless-wednesday-11

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  22. Anonymous30 April 2015 at 09:26

    Lovely birds and lovely photos! Thanks for your visit at my photoblog! Have a nice day.

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