a new wader at last

I have not been around the patch much of late so may have missed all sorts of goodies but at least wader passage is picking up and there were 390 Dunlin on Chowder this morning accompanied by two Red (rather nice peach) Knot and a splendid orange Curlew Sandpiper an early autumn tick for this regular species normally picked up as smart juveniles in September - October. This takes the tally to 152 after a long barren spell; still not had a Greenshank yet this year and this species seems to be getting scarcer locally for some reason; others missing are Green Sand, Spotted Red and Red-necked Stint -- the latter an obvious candidate for next patch list addition!