News of a Buff-Breasted Sandpiper down at Dawlish Warren had Andy Bond & myself dashing off down to there in hope of seeing it but it all was for nothing as by the time we had got there the bird had flown , of interest I had seen one there practically in the same spot in September 89 .
While waiting to see if the bird would come back I saw numerous DUNLIN & RINGED PLOVER , 7 CURLEW SANDPIPER , 2 WHIMBREL , 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT & 3 SANDERLING .