PBC Gallery Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos, 3-4 September 2003 Pictures by Steve Dudley

With a huge influx of these exotic waders across the country including many inland this was the year to bag another for the area. It is just a shame it turned up on private land and fail to stay for long. Probably the same bird reappeared briefly the following day on the High Wash.

Previous records, all singles:
8 October 1994, Baston & Langtoft
4-5 September 1987, Peterborough Sewage Farm
29 September 1985, Ferry Meadows
31 Jul 1985, Baston Fen
Early Sep-8 Oct 1961, Baston & Langtoft
There was also a likely candidate heard over the Nene Washes in 2001 that could not be confirmed.

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