by Juan Sagardía Pradera
During the morning of 08/IX/2011, I was at Tías golf course when I found two birds walking in the grass.
I took my binoculars and for my surprise, I could see that the birds were two beautiful Buff-breasted Sandpipers Tryngites subruficollis, a very long awaited addition to our list of birds observed in Lanzarote.
I make telephone calls to the local birders, and some minutes later, F. J. García Vargas was there, watching the birds too.
Like is normal in this species, the birds were very tame and we could approach them very well, so we could take a good number of pictures.
A. Unquiles Cobos was at Tías golf course in the afternoon of the same day and he could see the birds well.
This is the first documented record of Buff-breasted Sandpiper for the island, probably the only one involving two birds together for all the
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: J. Sagardía
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas
Buff-breasted Sandpiper-Tryngites subruficollis-Correlimos canelo
Tías golf course. Photo: F. J. García Vargas