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Monday, 25 January 2010
HAMPSHIRE: wintering PURPLE SANDPIPERS at Barton-on-Sea
A large group of PURPLE SANDPIPERS at about 11.15 this morning, playing hide and seek on one of the rocky strong points. Their camouflage seemed to be working particularly well this morning. The maximum I had in view at once was 8 but I would be amazed if there weren't at least 12 of them, possibly quite a few more. There were quite a few people and dogs out walking this morning, including a family group playing on the beach near the strong point. However the birds were feeding towards the seaward end and seemed quite unconcerned. None of the people seemed even to notice the birds were there. -- Trevor Hewson
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