The bird in the centre (with Redshanks to the rear) seems to have characteristics of different birds, any help will be much appreciated! I didn't notice this bird at the time, only in the photo afterwards. Taken on Lindisfarne (Holy Island) on 1/8/2016.
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Wader - Lindisfarne, 1 August 2016 (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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Maybe a Ruff?
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Looks like one to me too!
Nutcracker
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Redshank for me - in moult, with the wing coverts shed so it shows the white secondaries that are usually hidden on standing birds. Ruff doesn't have any large white patches like that.
SteveClifton
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Andy Adcock
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A very stout and slightly decurved bill for a Redshank
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SteveClifton
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Given the quality of the image, there are only a couple of features to latch onto: the bill and that apparent white mark where the folded wing is.
A case could be made for either Ruff or Redshank, but neither with any certainty without better pictures...I'm struggling to explain away that large white mark though so would favour Redshank-perhaps the fact that the image is distant and out of focus is making the bill appear more curved?
chris murphy
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Redshank for me also, the white patch on the wing was evident on birds in Amble harbour at the weekend.
