Purple Sandpiper and Knot at Pendennis Point, Falmouth, Cornwall
on 18 January 2011 with No Comments
Birds photographed today at Pendennis Point at the mouth of the Fal estuary include a Purple Sandpiper and a Knot.
Knot (Calidris canuta) at Pendennis Point, Falmouth
A single Knot was still present today on the rocks at Pendennis headland, Falmouth.
Bird: Knot (Calidris canuta)
Common name: Knot Latin name: Calidris canuta Family: Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae) This photo: Pendennis Point, Falmouth, Cornwall Insight: A winter visitor to the UK with large numbers coming from their Arctic breeding grounds.