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capdegat · Thursday 12th July 2012, 21:36

took this pic of curlews and virtually every one seems to have feather problems . Is this normal ? Have I just not noticed before ?

Bird_Bill · Tuesday 17th July 2012, 04:13

Heres a paper on primary moult of curlews from over your way, Les.
Dated from 1963 to 1978. Without spoiling, seems to suggest, yes, thats pretty much normal.
Marvelous to catch a sight like that, like that pic.

Edit: bird closest to right margin does have scraggly looking port side, resembles collision injury.

http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/IWSGB/n...028-p00029.pdf

Thursday 12th July 2012, 21:36	#1
capdegat Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sutton , lincs Posts: 303	curlews took this pic of curlews and virtually every one seems to have feather problems . Is this normal ? Have I just not noticed before ? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Les

Tuesday 17th July 2012, 04:13	#2
Bird_Bill Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: St.Louis Posts: 1,194	Heres a paper on primary moult of curlews from over your way, Les. Dated from 1963 to 1978. Without spoiling, seems to suggest, yes, thats pretty much normal. Marvelous to catch a sight like that, like that pic. Edit: bird closest to right margin does have scraggly looking port side, resembles collision injury. http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/IWSGB/n...028-p00029.pdf Last edited by Bird_Bill : Tuesday 17th July 2012 at 04:19.
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