A few record shots of a moulting adult White-rumped Sandpiper that I found in Inner Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely back on 20th September 2018. This is the third adult that I've found on this very same beach with the previous birds being on 29th September 2011 and on 8th August 2017. The last bird was a nice full summer bird. I haven't seen the species anywhere else on mainland Connemara for some reason. Four WRS were found in Galway during the Autumn of 2018 with a juvenile on Inishbofin on 8th October and two juveniles on Inishmore on 14th to 20th October. I have shots of the latter birds which I will post here shortly.
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| Moulting adult White-rumped Sandpiper. |
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| Moulting adult White-rumped Sandpiper. |
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| Moulting adult White-rumped Sandpiper. |
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| Moulting adult White-rumped Sandpiper with Ringed Plover. |
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| Moulting adult White-rumped Sandpiper. |
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| Moulting adult White-rumped Sandpiper with juvenile Sanderling and Ringed Plover. |
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| Moulting adult White-rumped Sandpiper. |
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