A rare bird - Purple Sandpiper

[Camera Gent]

So lucky yesterday to see the star sighting of the day - 7 Purple Sandpipers close up amongst a group of Turnstones in Bridlington on the shoreline near the Spa. A rare visitor and great to see - especially up so close and active.
OM-1ii with the fantastic 15-600mm lens and the 1.4x converter. Was yet another cloudy, gloomy day and so 1600 ISO 1/250th sec f8.4 but so close (at 6m and then 7m) so the zoom was only used at 300mm + 450mm acc to the EXIF data

[Wildwood]

Nice shots. It's a bird I've yet to see.

[Camera Gent]

First for me and first time in 20 years for the guy who was with me!

[antpitta]

Lovely pictures of these smart and endearing waders. I'm surprised they're not more regular up your way - we only have them in small numbers and in only a few locations in East Anglia but are regular at Britains most easterly location (Ness Point, Lowestoft, Suffolk). One of those species where the most distinctive birds are those in winter plumage (the only time they are "purple"!). Often quite confiding.

[BDennis]

These are nice shots. I've still not seen a close one like in your shots despite several trips to Ness Point at Lowestoft!

Bill