After failing to see Purple Sandpipers on Newhaven East pier for the past 2 winters, despite a few attempts, it was great to see that several had returned this winter, with around 8 seen. This is still well down on numbers from years gone by, but encouraging, all the same.

It was also a chance to try out the new camera on some birds that one could get pretty close to, so Lisa and I headed down to Newhaven, on a day that was not particularly bright. However, during our time there we were treated to around 30 minutes of unexpected sunshine.

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