ML230281761

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Observation details

https://groups.google.com/g/nf.birds/c/i_Af4-Oc7mI/m/4xLVUhC4HywJ Ken Knowles just called to report that he and Bruce Mactavish have a Western Sandpiper under observation at Spaniard's Bay (11:00 a.m. Wednesday). The bird is with Semi Sands, White-rumps and Semi Plovers across the main road from the Mong Kok Restaurant. Apparantly easy to pick out as it has some orange color on the face. John Wells https://groups.google.com/g/nf.birds/c/vaNVCXutGmc/m/66Yn7GdPDkAJ Glad a number of people got out to see the Spaniard's Bay Western Sandpiper. They all aren't so obvious. There are fewer than five records for Newfoundland. This was the first to be confirmed by photos. Ken Knowles and I went on to Bellevue Beach. Tide had just started to fall. Perfect timing. The following list of bird species is accurate but the numbers should not be used for scientific purposes! Black-bellied Plover - 35 Semipalmated Plover - 100+ Greater Yellowlegs - 30 Lesser Yellowlegs -1 Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Ruddy Turnstone - 20 (2ad) Red Knot - 15 (all juv) Sanderling - 20 (1 ad) Semipalmated Sandpiper - 20 White-rumped Sandpiper - 20 Short-billed Dowitcher - 4 Bonaparte's Gull - 3 ad Black-headed Gull - 14 ad (another 8 adults at Spaniard's Bay) The strong SW winds today and general SW flow in September is exactly what we need for southern warblers. The alders beg for pishers. BM KK

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 10D

ISO

200

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/200 sec

Dimensions

800 pixels x 511 pixels

Original file size

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