Purple Sandpiper: It was great to finally catch up with conwy's famous purple sandpipers. I've been here several times but never managed to see the purps that so many birders and photographers talk about.
These winter visitors are widely distributed around the coast and are most abundant in the northern isles particularly Shetland, Hebrides and along the east coast of Scotland, north-eastern England and Devon and Cornwall and pretty much scarce elsewhere.
Rhos-on-sea is a prime location and one of the best in the north west to see these dumpy medium sized waders as they roost and forage on the sea defences close to shore.
Although their numbers have remained low over the years compared to other places such as New Brighton marina lake on the Wirral.
I've spent hours over many years on my annual visit to New Brighton's marina lake for purple sands, but never have I had such close and confiding views as I did here at Rhos-on-sea.
There were just two birds on the breakwater spending their time picking away at the rocks in search of food and came pretty close hopping over the large boulders and rocks.
Big thank you to Mel Hughes who kindly pointed in the right location of the birds, cheers mate, I owe you one.
Purple Sandpiper: It was great to finally catch up with conwy's famous purple sandpipers. I've been here several times but never managed to see the purps that so many birders and photographers talk about.
