ML256848011

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Long legged wader w very long upturned bill w pink base. Watched for about 5 min. At gull roost standing just a little ways in the water, not worried about a large group of people beaching it up nearby. But when we payed attention to it, considerably further than that group, it flushed, flew east, then back west and out over the river, then circled back and was headed eastward on the airport side of the beach. Meg's description: A single large sandpiper at the water’s edge of Broughton Beach. The bird had a long thin and slightly upturned bill with light tones near the face which turned darker toward the tip. Body had a warm rose or Buffy cast wash over breast and slightly spangled pattern to the feathers on the back. Good looks through my scope and a few pictures.

Technical information

Model

DSC-RX10M4

Lens

8.8-220mm f/2.4-4.0

ISO

100

Focal length

214.7 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.0

Shutter speed

1/320 sec

Dimensions

1660 pixels x 1055 pixels

Original file size

923.17 KB