Andrew Stainthorpe was down from Kimberley for the weekend hoping to get out on one of our pelagic trips, but since it was cancelled due to weather, we decided to head up the west coast in the hope of catching up with a few birds that Andrew still needed for his various lists. Our first stop was Velddrif where we hoped to find the Common Redshank that had been present there recently. However, despite intensive searching for several hours, we were unable to locate the bird. Then, we made our way down to the West Coast National Park with the aim being to visit Seeberg to find the Lesser Sand Plover that had been hanging around there but, once again, despite developing a serious case of "scope eye", we were unable to find the beast in question. Nevertheless, it was still an enjoyable day and Andrew managed to at least get a few species for his Western Cape list whilst I managed to catch up with a few species for my photographic yearlist. We also picked up a Lark-like Bunting at Seeberg, a rather rare bird for the west coast.