Sandpiper, West Sussex (1 Viewer)

[rylirk]

Hi all, went down for the Least Sandpiper in W Sussex today, and in the field I thought I had the bird... but now I'm not so sure. Any opinions on this bird; it landed next to a dunlin, and did look notably smaller and shorter billed, but I'm not convinced this isn't just a small dunlin. Included a photo of the 2 birds together for comparison.

 

[THE_FERN]

854 appears to show yellowish (/greenish) legs. Thus, not a dunlin...

 

[Richard Prior]

Looks like the Least Sandpiper I think, see photo on the SOS site, also taken today:

Recent Sightings – The Sussex Ornithological Society

www.sos.org.uk