Okay, now I'm really being a wiseguy.There are actually several species of Sandpiper, and they all look very similar and can thus be hard to distinguish.
One is the Spotted Sandpiper. I'm pretty sure that's what we're seeing here, but there's also another species called the Solitary Sandpiper. These don't really spend all their time alone, they're just more solitary than other sandpipers. And while I am pretty sure that this is a Spotted Sandpiper (because, um, of the spots) he is alone.
Which makes him a solitary Sandpiper. Get it?
I apologize.
