Spotted Sandpiper

The last week at our local reservoir, Tittesworth Water, has been very busy with many visitors, including the BBC, looking for a petite shorebird, the spotted sandpiper. It was first seen on 22nd November and it is possible that it could stay for several weeks. When I saw it, it was happily feeding beside the dam, darting backwards and forwards and occasionally popping up onto the wall. It is in its winter plumage so has no spots but looks to be in very good condition despite its long journey across the Atlantic.