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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Landguard Nature Reserve (Suffolk)

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Taken: Sat, 14 Apr 2018

Landguard Nature Reserve (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 16 Apr 2018

Photo: Andrew Brown

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 14 Apr 2018

Landguard Nature Reserve (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 16 Apr 2018

Photo: Andrew Brown

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 14 Apr 2018

Landguard Nature Reserve (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 16 Apr 2018

digiscoped

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 14 Apr 2018

Landguard Nature Reserve (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 16 Apr 2018

digiscoped

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 14 Apr 2018

Landguard Nature Reserve (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 16 Apr 2018

digiscoped on the point

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Lowestoft (Suffolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Sandpiper at Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Taken: Sat, 31 Mar 2018

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 31 Mar 2018

One of 15 still present at Ness Point.

Photo: Drew Lyness

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Thu, 29 Mar 2018

Landguard Nature Reserve (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 29 Mar 2018

Photo: Peter Triston

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Thu, 29 Mar 2018

Landguard Nature Reserve (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 29 Mar 2018

Photo: Peter Triston

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Corsewall Point (Dumfries and Galloway)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Sandpiper at Corsewall Point (Dumfries and Galloway)

Taken: Sun, 11 Mar 2018

Corsewall Point (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 11 Mar 2018

7 of 9 at the point today.

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sun, 11 Mar 2018

Corsewall Point (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 11 Mar 2018

2 of 9 at the point today.

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sun, 11 Mar 2018

Corsewall Point (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 11 Mar 2018

1 of 9 at the point today.

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Salthouse (Norfolk)

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Taken: Mon, 22 Jan 2018

Salthouse (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Jan 2018

With Turnstone flock, feeding on shingle just N of N end of Beach Rd.

Photo: John Furse

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Sheringham (Norfolk)

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Taken: Wed, 17 Jan 2018

Sheringham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 17 Jan 2018

Photo: Dave Burns

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Wed, 17 Jan 2018

Sheringham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 17 Jan 2018

Very confiding individual along eastern end of Prom.

Photo: David Bryant

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Heacham (Norfolk)

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Taken: Fri, 24 Nov 2017

Heacham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 25 Nov 2017

1 in with sanderling

Photo: Sean Gray

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Covenham Reservoir (Lincolnshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Sandpiper at Covenham Reservoir (Lincolnshire)

adult

Taken: Fri, 17 Nov 2017

Covenham Reservoir (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 17 Nov 2017

Photo: Tony Davison

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Purple Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Fri, 17 Nov 2017

Covenham Reservoir (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 17 Nov 2017

Photo: Tony Davison

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Wed, 08 Nov 2017

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 13 Nov 2017

Ness poinr

Photo: Bruce Root

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Holland Haven (Essex)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Sandpiper at Holland Haven (Essex)

Taken: Tue, 31 Oct 2017

Holland Haven (Essex)

Uploaded: Wed, 01 Nov 2017

Photo: Peter Triston

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Tue, 31 Oct 2017

Holland Haven (Essex)

Uploaded: Wed, 01 Nov 2017

Photo: Peter Triston

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 28 Oct 2017

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Oct 2017

Ness point. Digiscoped

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 28 Oct 2017

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Oct 2017

Ness Point. Digiscoped

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Norwick,Unst (Shetland)

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first-winter

Taken: Wed, 27 Sep 2017

Norwick,Unst (Shetland)

Uploaded: Mon, 02 Oct 2017

Photo: Tony Davison

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Isle of Portland (Dorset)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Sandpiper at Isle of Portland (Dorset)

Taken: Fri, 10 Mar 2017

Isle of Portland (Dorset)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Mar 2017

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Fri, 10 Mar 2017

Isle of Portland (Dorset)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Mar 2017

Photo: Mark Leitch

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Purple Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Fri, 24 Feb 2017

Isle of Portland (Dorset)

Uploaded: Sat, 25 Feb 2017

Accompanied with Turnstones

Photo: Michael Trew

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Purple Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Fri, 24 Feb 2017

Isle of Portland (Dorset)

Uploaded: Sat, 25 Feb 2017

Photo: Michael Trew

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 18 Feb 2017

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 20 Feb 2017

Photo: Steve Grimwade

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Bawdsey (Suffolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Sandpiper at Bawdsey (Suffolk)

Taken: Fri, 17 Feb 2017

Bawdsey (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 Feb 2017

digiscoped

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Fri, 17 Feb 2017

Bawdsey (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 Feb 2017

digiscoped

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Fri, 17 Feb 2017

Bawdsey (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 Feb 2017

digiscoped

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Tide Mills (Sussex)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Sandpiper at Tide Mills (Sussex)

Taken: Mon, 13 Feb 2017

Tide Mills (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Feb 2017

Photo: Jim Hutchins

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Mon, 13 Feb 2017

Tide Mills (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Feb 2017

Photo: Jim Hutchins

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Mon, 06 Feb 2017

Tide Mills (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Feb 2017

Photo: Jim Hutchins

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Purple Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Purple Sandpiper at Penzance (Cornwall)

All the RBA news reports of the Purple Sandpiper at Penzance (Cornwall)

adult

Taken: Sun, 22 Jan 2017

Penzance (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Sun, 22 Jan 2017

One was foraging along the beach near Jubliee Pool briefly, before flying off the with the Turnstones.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Purple Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Sun, 22 Jan 2017

Penzance (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Sun, 22 Jan 2017

One of several birds that were present this evening.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Ness Point

Photo: Derek Marsh

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Ness Point

Photo: Derek Marsh

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Purple Sandpiper

Taken: Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Ness Point

Photo: Derek Marsh

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