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One of the commonest wader species at Mai Po was Marsh Sandpiper. This is a fairly scarce passage visitor in Hokkaido and I had only ever seen a handful of lone individuals before. But in Mai Po they were abundant.
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The tide was pretty high and the birds came fairly close to the hide but at 400mm in very poor light the photos are not so good.
It was still a great experience watching flocks of them busily feed.
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It’s good that you show us this one Stu. It’s a long time since I saw one but I live in hope for another.
Hope you went to Knott End chippy.
I didn’t make it to the chippy Phil. Maybe next time……………