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Saturday 3 October 2015

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Inny Estuary

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Inny Estuary, 29th September 2015 (M.O'Clery).

Though one of the commonest of Nearctic waders to reach Irish shores, it has been a particularly lean year for all North American waders. However, this Buff-breast shared the beach on two of its four day stay, with a Semipalmated Sandpiper (and two Little Stints).

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Inny Estuary, 29th September 2015 (M.O'Clery).