A third White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), Las Martelas, 22/10

The two White-rumped Sandpipers (Calidris fuscicollis) featured in the previous post were still present at the saltpans in Fuencaliente this evening (22/10), and there was a third bird in one of the irrigation ponds in Las Martelas (Los Llanos de Aridane).

As of 25/10, three more individuals have also been recorded on Gran Canaria. Click here for details.

The present sighting will be forwarded to the Spanish Rarities Committee in due course.