Disclaimer - This is an experiment! taken with a Panasonic digital video camera fitted with a 10X optical zoom. converted to .mov format on an Apple computer by Geoff Blamire. They are BIG files and more suited to folks with a broadband connection and appear to need a "Quicktime Player" 1. Little Stint Hilbre Island, August 2003 This bird was roosting a few yards from us with Dunlin, Sanderling & Ringed Plover. Its small size is apparent and the prominent white stripes on its back, forming an inverted V can be clearly seen. click to download (440kb) 2. Purple Sandpiper Hilbre Island August 2003 This looked quite big in the viewfinder - although it looks like a pipit or wagtail I can assure you it was a Purple Sandpiper! click to download 1.5Mb   Back to Knutsford Ornithological Society Homepage