Hi there!
Some days ago I had the great opportunity to observe a lifer for me and lucklily not far away from my home town, Pamplona.
It was a Buff breasted sandpiper, localized in Arguedas village,famous for its ricefields.
This neartic species breeds mainly in Northern Canada and Alaska so it was a wonderfull record.
Buff breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficolis)
Descriptive picture.
The long moustard colored feet barely pertrude beyond the tail.
Quite remarkable the "C" comas of the neat clean underwing.
It keept feeding in the same flooded area the whole time I remained there.
Very similat to a female ruff, beware of the different character.
This has been the first historical record for the county.
Video.
Feather cleaning.
Video.
Feeding.
Various lapwings with a pair of glossy ibises flying around.
Those ricefields are a valious habitat in this period of the year.
I also saw twelve little ringed plovers and six wood sandpipers.
The bird is difficult to detect with the muddy background.
Three glosy ibis were also a nice treat in the mudflat.
The buff breasted sandpiper on the left,easily overlooked bird.
The bird has remained in the place for at least four days...
The pectoral spotting quite obvious in this pic
Good day to everyone!
The rice the harvest in this area is sold with the Alcaravan brand name.
An excellent product, healthy and produced with eco label!
Without those ricefields no waders around...........
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