a stilt sandpiper, hundreds have come to see it and more are on their way.houldn't be here, it should be travelling to south america at the minute. come here for his bank holiday. bank holiday in lincolnshire. how has it done for your crowds? really good, 500 visitors in the last two days and we can expect more. the stilt sandpiper is the third rare bird to shop in the accurate to's marshlands recently. the last recorded sighting of this bird was back in the 1960s. so, for shots of it like this, some snappers boasting lenses to get than mine have troubled hundreds of miles to get some great close—ups of this small bird. first time i have ever seen one small bird. first time i have ever seen one in my life, i am 70 odd yea rs, seen one in my life, i am 70 odd years, it has been a long wait. a lot of people were not even born when the last one was seen. lot of people were not even born when the last one was seenlj lot of people were not even born when the last one was seen. i have only seen one that was in kent before. this one is an adult, much better mark an