Dale Airfield

On the back of Hurricane Bill, good time of year, and armed with the knowledge that both Wexford & Scilly have recently recorded Buff-breasted Sandpipers & Ramsey a Dotterel, I headed up to Dale Airfield late afternoon. I had 2 new site ticks - 2 fly by Ruffs (not looking remotely like Buff-breasts) and perhaps more surprisingly a very tame Sanderling - why it was down on the sandy expanse of West Dale eludes me! Photos taken with a hand-held Samsung NV3 with a Swarovski ATS65HD with 20-60x zoom (at 20 zoom because it was so close!).