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Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanatos

Since the first record in September 1998 and now up to 2025 there have been a total of 11 individuals seen on the Severnside patch. All have been found in the New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland area. In both 2006 and 2020, two birds were seen. All autumn records have been in September and one adult was present in April/May 2022. For historical reasons I have included a digital image of a print of a video tape image of the first record I found on Northwick Warth Flash in 1998. How times have changed.



                         
                                                                            Pectoral Sandpiper, Northwick Warth Flash 21.9.98

                    
                                                                        Pectoral Sandpiper, Northwick Warth 24.9.6

               
                                                                              Pectoral Sandpiper, Northwick Warth 18.9.8

                
                                                                        Pectoral Sandpiper, Northwick Warth 21.9.8

                                 
                                                                          Pectoral Sandpiper, Northwick Warth 21.9.8


                                                                             Pectoral Sandpiper, New Passage 22.9.14


                                                                              Pectoral Sandpiper, Pilning Wetland 12.9.16


                                                                      Ruff and Pectoral Sandpiper, Pilning Wetland 13.9.20


                                                                        Pectoral Sandpiper and Ruff, Pilning Wetland 13.9.20


                                                                              Pectoral Sandpiper, Pilning Wetland 3.5.22