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Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

first-winter

Taken: Fri, 09 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 10 Feb 2018

Photo: Martyn Jones

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Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 05 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 06 Feb 2018

My second Lifer of the year. Big smiles.

Photo: Paul Coombes

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Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 05 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 06 Feb 2018

My second Lifer of the year. Big smiles.

Photo: Paul Coombes

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Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 05 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 06 Feb 2018

My second Lifer of the year. Big smiles.

Photo: Paul Coombes

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Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 06 Feb 2018

Caught more worms than the blackbirds

Photo: Gill O'Neil

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Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 05 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 05 Feb 2018

Second visit, with bird more confiding in better weather! More images on website.

Photo: Sean Wileman

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Photo: Geoffrey Alan Clewes

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Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Photo: Tony Davison

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Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Photo: Tony Davison

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Spotted Sandpiper

first-winter

Taken: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Photo: Tony Davison

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 27 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 01 Feb 2018

Photo: Brian Moore

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 27 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 01 Feb 2018

Photo: Brian Moore

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 27 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 27 Jan 2018

Photo: Sean Wileman

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 27 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 27 Jan 2018

Photo: Trevor Woodland

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Photo: David Carr

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Photo: David Carr

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Photo: Andy Hood

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Photo: Andy Hood

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Photo: Stuart Piner

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Photo: Stuart Piner

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Holme Pierrepont (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Photo: Geoffrey Alan Clewes

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Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Dungarvan (County Waterford)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Dungarvan (County Waterford)

Taken: Tue, 28 Nov 2017

Dungarvan (County Waterford)

Uploaded: Tue, 05 Dec 2017

Possible Spotted Sandpiper

Photo: Francis O Connell

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Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Cape Clear Island (County Cork)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Cape Clear Island (County Cork)

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 09 Oct 2017

Cape Clear Island (County Cork)

Uploaded: Tue, 17 Oct 2017

Survived for 9 days, delighting all birders but taken by a Sparrowhawk in the end [per CCBO]

Photo: Edward Carty

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Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Crowdy Reservoir (Cornwall)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Crowdy Reservoir (Cornwall)

Taken: Thu, 21 Sep 2017

Crowdy Reservoir (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Thu, 21 Sep 2017

Photo: Mark Worden

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Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Abbotsbury (Dorset)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Abbotsbury (Dorset)

juvenile

Taken: Tue, 19 Sep 2017

Abbotsbury (Dorset)

Uploaded: Wed, 20 Sep 2017

Photo: David Stone

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Mon, 18 Sep 2017

Abbotsbury (Dorset)

Uploaded: Mon, 18 Sep 2017

Great find by Steve Groves...new bird for the Swannery and the Fleet....

Photo: Mike Morse

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Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Rogerstown Estuary (County Dublin)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Rogerstown Estuary (County Dublin)

Taken: Thu, 24 Aug 2017

Rogerstown Estuary (County Dublin)

Uploaded: Tue, 29 Aug 2017

Photo: Paul Kelly

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Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Buttermere (Cumbria)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Buttermere (Cumbria)

adult

Taken: Wed, 14 Jun 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Fri, 16 Jun 2017

Photo: Brian Iddon

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Spotted Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Wed, 14 Jun 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Fri, 16 Jun 2017

Photo: Brian Iddon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Spotted Sandpiper

first-summer

Taken: Wed, 17 May 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Thu, 08 Jun 2017

Great to see a rare bird in a beautiful place

Photo: Robert Folder

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Spotted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Spotted Sandpiper at Belvide Reservoir (permit only) (Staffordshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Spotted Sandpiper at Belvide Reservoir (permit only) (Staffordshire)

Taken: Mon, 22 May 2017

Belvide Reservoir (permit only) (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Jun 2017

Photo: Louie Horleston

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Spotted Sandpiper

adult

Taken: May 2017

Belvide Reservoir (permit only) (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Jun 2017

Constantly catching fly's it was a pleasure to watch

Photo: Louie Horleston

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Mon, 05 Jun 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Tue, 06 Jun 2017

Photo: Paul Hackett

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Spotted Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Sat, 20 May 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Tue, 30 May 2017

Photo: Janice Sutton

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sun, 28 May 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Mon, 29 May 2017

Spit on SE area - record shot.

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sun, 21 May 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 May 2017

Photo: Sam Northwood

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sun, 21 May 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 May 2017

Photo: Sam Northwood

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Sun, 21 May 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 May 2017

Photo: Sam Northwood

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Spotted Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Sun, 21 May 2017

Buttermere (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 May 2017

A beautiful creature in stunning scenery.

Photo: Sam Northwood

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Spotted Sandpiper

Taken: Tue, 16 May 2017

Belvide Reservoir (permit only) (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 20 May 2017

only ever seen juvenile birds before, what a cracker this is..

Photo: Vince Garvey

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