An hour with some Purple Sandpipers

Today took a visit after filling up the feeders on patch to have a look around Lyme Regis, given the wind had died down a tad. Still a bit breezy around the Cobb wall, no sign of the drake Eider but a nice little flock of 6 Purple Sandpipers feeding close to the aquarium on the rocky beach was great to watch as they feed close to me while I sat on the beach in the afternoon sunlight!

Always a joy to watch Purple Sandpipers at close quarters, especially when they can be so confiding of peoples presence which makes the moment more enjoyable.

It was fascinating to watch them pick small morsels of crustaceans and molluscs from under the small pebbles and rocks as they foraged along the receding shoreline as tourists, dog walkers and every day people passed by.  A few images below of some of the birds taken in the afternoon sun.

Other observations include dozen Rock Pipits, 10 Turnstones, 2 Ringed Plover on Monmouth Beach and female Black Redstart briefly on rooftop of the Bowling Club.