Pectoral Sandpiper staying on; Common Starling, Red-throated Pipit and more
The Pectoral Sandpiper is still going strong in the paddy fields, though it occasionally gets flushed by raptors.
First Common Starling of the season. It was following a group of Common Snipe around — apparently that's not unusual. Quite a size difference though; why does it do that? Some affinity for the similar metallic sheen of the plumage, maybe?
A flock made up mainly of Red-throated Pipits had Richard's Pipits, Pechora Pipits, and Eurasian Skylarks mixed in, but two Common Kestrels were nearby and kept scattering everything. After three hours I managed photos of just three Red-throated Pipits!!
A Buff-breasted Sandpiper juvenile still present.