Friday, 21 February 2020

Sheringham Beach - Purple Sandpiper & Caspian Gull

I spent a good long weekend down at my parents in Norfolk, and that always means plenty of opportunity to add some year ticks. A bird that is a regular during the winter months is the Purple Sandpiper that can be found on the large granite rocks on the Sheringham coast. There were a pair around, and I was able to see at least one on most days. One of my favourite wading birds, I look forward to seeing these well camouflaged creatures.



Typically in amongst the crashing waves at high tide.


A bird that has also been on the beach recently is this juvenile Caspian Gull. A 1st winter individual, this was only the second time that I've seen one, so it was good to be able to stand and study it for a while as it mingled with some juvenile Herring Gulls.


The Caspian Gull can be seen here in the centre, and is noticably lighter in colour to the Herring Gulls either side of it.

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14 comments:

  1. eileeninmd22 February 2020 at 21:12

    Hello, Love the Purple Sandpiper, they are cute! The Caspian Gull is new to me! Great photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.

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  2. ~Lavender Dreamer~22 February 2020 at 21:43

    That Caspian Gull is so cute....look at his little webbed feet! He looks like he's posing for a children's story! Enjoy your weekend!

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  3. Elkes Lebensglück22 February 2020 at 22:48

    wonderful the Purple Sandpiper!I love their photos!
    Happy weekend, Elke

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  4. R's Rue22 February 2020 at 22:54

    Beautiful

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  5. Anu23 February 2020 at 03:35

    Interesting post and photos.

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  6. Linda23 February 2020 at 05:08

    Nice seabird photos!

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  7. Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost 23 February 2020 at 19:10

    Lovely little birds.

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  8. EricaSta24 February 2020 at 15:29

    I enjoyed your Post. Have a good week.

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  9. Carol @Comfort Spring Station24 February 2020 at 17:05

    I'm not familiar with the Caspian gull but he's very cute.

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  10. Veronica Lee25 February 2020 at 04:23

    I've never seen these birds in our corner of the world. Fascinating!

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  11. David M. Gascoigne,25 February 2020 at 20:42

    Purple Sandpiper is very rare here. The most success I ever had with this species was in Wales many years ago. Not sure I would have picked out the Caspian Gull.

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  12. Photo Cache26 February 2020 at 03:34

    Love these little birdies.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  13. NCSue26 February 2020 at 12:19

    I wish I could spend enough time at the beach to learn the shore birds!! I love watching them, but they look too much alike for me to differentiate.
    Thank you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-few-features-around-shop.html

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  14. Jaśmin 2 March 2020 at 12:59

    These birds are lovely.

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