Early morning birding on Galveston Island in Texas added two new species to the Wader Quest tally; Eastern Willet and Semipalmated Sandpiper.
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| 'Eastern' WIllet |
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper with Dunlin |
The drive along the coast to Cameron added a couple of new species too, Solitary Sandpiper and Pectoral Sandpiper.
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| Pectoral Sandpiper |
In addition we came cross this Wilson's Snipe in a ditch beside the road.
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| Wilson's Snipe |
This evening we attended a meeting of the Louisiana Ornithological Society where we heard a great talk by Jared Wolfe about banding in Louisiana and beyond. Tomorrow we are due to give a talk about
Wader Quest and
WWT Spoon-billed Sandpiper Captive Breeding Programme.
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