LEAST SANDPIPER – 7 records since 1966 plus two historical records:
1853 Marazion shot 10 Oct – first for Europe
1890 Mousehole Harbour in Sep – third British record
1966 Amble Dam, nr Dinham, Camel 12 – 22 Sep
1983 College Res 3 – 9 Sep
1986 Portscatho 9 Feb – 20 Apr
1991 Landulph, Tamar Est. adult 25 Aug
1993 Hayle 22 Sep – 4 Oct.
2005 Bude 30 Aug
2006 Hayle/Carnsew 17- 20th sept

A record of a bird at Marazion on 7th and 8th June 1970 was re-identified some years later as Long-toed Stint.
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1. Least Sandpiper, Hayle Estuary, September 2006 (photo:M.Halliday)

2. Least Sandpiper, Hayle Estuary, September 2006 (photo:M.Halliday)

3. Least Sandpiper, Hayle Estuary, September 2006 (photo:J.H.Johns)