An extremely rare visitor to the UK from North America. The first photos below show individuals photographed in North America, but below them are some poor record shots of a controversial bird that, in the end, was believed by most people to be Norfolk's first Western Sandpiper.
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juvenile Western Sandpiper, Island View Beach, Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada), 13th September 2006
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juvenile Western Sandpiper, Island View Beach, Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada), 10th September 2006
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juvenile (moulting to first-winter) Western Sandpiper, Island View Beach, Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada), 13th September 2006
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Western Sandpipers, SE Salton Sea (California, USA), 23rd April 2005
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Western Sandpipers, Bacon Street, San Diego (California, USA), 19th April 2005
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Western Sandpipers, SE Salton Sea (California, USA), 23rd April 2005
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apparent Western Sandpiper, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 3rd December 2011
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