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The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific pusilla is Latin for "very small".[2]
They are long distance migrants and winter in coastal South America, with some going to the southern United States. They migrate in flocks which can number in the hundreds of thousands, particularly in favoured feeding locations such as the Bay of Fundy and Delaware Bay. This species is a rare but regular vagrant to western Europe.
Although very numerous, these birds are highly dependent on a few key stopover habitats during their migration, notably Mary's Point and Johnson's Mills along Shepody Bay, an arm of the Bay of Fundy.[4] During the months of July and August, the Nature Conservancy of Canada runs an information center about these shorebirds in Johnson's Mills, New Brunswick.[5]
Source:en.wikipedia.org
Semipalmated Sandpiper SESA (Calidris pusilla)
East Beach
Saanichton Spit
aka
TI̸X̱EN 'the Spit" ( Tsawout First Nation )
Central Saanich BC
DSCN7022 SESA
some significant fieldmarks
Dark legs
Relatively short straight tubular appearance to the bill - that appears blunted or rounded at the end (classic birds )
Bigger than LESA, a bit shorter than most (not all ) WESA
and o ya Semipalmated feets-s
(although a LOT of WESA can have partially webbed toed feet as well)
Some rufous in back and cap are seen in some individuals, but not to the dramatic extent as can be with WESA
in this forest fire smoke cloud sunlight you could see tinges of rufous accentuated in the field.
En nuestra visita por Cinque Terre no podía faltar la visita al pueblo de Vernazza, el día anterior hicimos el atardecer allí desde el mirador que hay en lo alto y al día siguiente sacamos un punto de vista más bajo.
Ya que ese día (ni ninguno de los que estuvimos allí) no había nubes elegí esa pequeña cueva que estaba en la playa para enmarcar al pueblo en la hora azul y éste fue el resultado.
Con esta foto os deseo buen fin de semana a todo el mundo !!!
This is not a great photo, but it would be great to know what it is! I was as excited as anyone when I heard that a Semipalmated Sandpiper had been seen here. The main feature being the short stubby bill. Now it doesn't look so special, and I am thinking Western Sandpiper. Nobody on iNaturalist has given an opinion. I'm sure there was a SESA, but I think a lot of people misidentified it. It would probably be a public service if I post this as WESA if that is what it is!
Individual 1 in front
Individual 2 (rear & out of focus)
careful back and wing pattern study collaborates differentiation
Record :: Study Shots
Semipalmated Sandpiper SESA (Calidris pusilla)
Lagoon Mouth
Saanichton Spit
aka
TI̸X̱EN 'the Spit" ( Tsawout First Nation )
Central Saanich BC
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38111851
DSCN4262
Symbol SESA curves along the south causeway of Iona Island in the spring of 1999 in the last month of Conrail.
Record :: Study Shots
This species is not a 'given' out here on the Island, but seemingly is occurring more frequently in recent years.
Our regular 'peeps are Western & Least Sandpipers - with these guys at times sprinkled into the flocks...
Semipalmated Sandpiper SESA (Calidris pusilla)
Lagoon Mouth
Saanichton Spit
aka
TI̸X̱EN 'the Spit" ( Tsawout First Nation )
Central Saanich BC
DSCN4169
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38111851
Individual 1