Woodsand At Port Meadow - again! 240

I went to Port Meadow in Oxford on the way home from work and scored 2 WOOD SANDPIPERS to move to 240 life ticks and 219 year ticks.
Also a SANDERLING - year tick 218.

Randomly I saw Martin Keown running through Burgess Field Nature reserve whilst I was photographing butterflies! We shared a hi sort of moment. Ooh I'm so rock and roll.

Woodsand error - back to 239!!

So after an LGRE check the so called Woodsand is actually a juvenile common redshank!!
A common mistake apparently....they have shorter beak and also smaller like a common sandpiper, so that really was a long way for nothing new. You live and learn.

Wood Sandpiper in Lymington makes 240

A trip after work down to the south coast down to Lymington - Pennington marshes reaped a reward -a WOOD SANDPIPER showing nicely on the Fishtail Lagoon. A right trek home of over 100 miles! Possibly my longest twitch outside of LGRE trip.
Beautiful evening with plenty of waders on view