James Eaton
Trent Valley Crew
Ashley, may I offer some points:
1, the bill appears no thinner than the accompanying Eurasian Curlews
2, from the base to 2/3s along the bill are a horn/pink colour
3, The actual body appears not to much smaller than Eurasian curlew, if at all, in flight yeserday the bird was hard to pick out on size
4, The flank markings do not appear heart shaped or spotted on the right side, with only the last few on the right side around the legs appearing like that
These are some of the reasons why I beleive the bird to be a Eurasian Curlew. But the birds underwing is clearly pure white and the upperwing is a nice contrasting pattern, so who knows!
1, the bill appears no thinner than the accompanying Eurasian Curlews
2, from the base to 2/3s along the bill are a horn/pink colour
3, The actual body appears not to much smaller than Eurasian curlew, if at all, in flight yeserday the bird was hard to pick out on size
4, The flank markings do not appear heart shaped or spotted on the right side, with only the last few on the right side around the legs appearing like that
These are some of the reasons why I beleive the bird to be a Eurasian Curlew. But the birds underwing is clearly pure white and the upperwing is a nice contrasting pattern, so who knows!