No. 25. Sandpipers
[Remember to click on the photo to enlarge the image] Sandpipers comprise a group of small waders, mosily between 18 -25cms in length. Eight of the group can be seen (if you''re lucky) in the lowland pastures and coastal areas of Cyprus as they make their migratory passage between Northern Europe, Scandinavia and the arctic summer down to Africa and the Middle East over winter. Most of them are seen feeding in freshwater bogs, marshes and reedbeds, but some species prefer the more saline conditions of salt flats and estuaries. During the latter half of April and the first week of May this year the two pools at Secret Valley GC played host to daily visits from two species of Sandpipers - the Common Sandpiper and the Wood Sandpiper. The birds were present at intervals throughout the day, though most frequently in the late afternoon and early evening when they were both found feeding in the little stream feeding the upper pool in front of the 12th Green (desp...