Dunlin? Carr Mill Dam, St Helens April this year (1 Viewer)

RichieTwitchy

YNWA

• Jun 22, 2017

• #1

Just joined up and mainly for help with bird identification and my own education - and I'll be posting more (terrible) photos from my files, sorry about that.

And sorry that it's an awful photo montage, but the bird was miles away and I only had my zoom compact on me.

Taken at Carr Mill Dam, St Helens, UK in April this year.

It was about 25cms approx tall - just smaller than a chicken (I think) - poking its beak into the mud.

Thought it might be a Dunlin, but what do I know ;-)

Any help appreciated.

 

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RafaelMatias

Unknown member

• Jun 22, 2017

• #2

It's a Common Sandpiper.

 

RichieTwitchy

YNWA

• Jun 22, 2017

• #3

Thanks - I can see the ring around its eye now.

I am learning all the time and enjoying it

 

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AlinoVegano

Well-known member

• Jun 22, 2017

• #4

RichieTwitchy said:

Thanks - I can see the ring around its eye now.

I am learning all the time and enjoying it

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The long tail is typical, well visible on the 4th photo.

 

RichieTwitchy

YNWA

• Jun 22, 2017

• #5

AlinoVegano said:

The long tail is typical, well visible on the 4th photo.

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Ah, interesting - thanks

 

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paul Robinson

Well-known member

• Jun 22, 2017

• #6

It would have been bobbing up and down a lot too, which dunlins don't do.
Paul

 

RichieTwitchy

YNWA

• Jun 23, 2017

• #7

paul Robinson said:

It would have been bobbing up and down a lot too, which dunlins don't do.
Paul

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Ah, thanks :t:

 

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Welsh Peregrine

Well-known member

• Jun 23, 2017

• #8

And there's the way the white on the flanks comes up around the front of the wing (see picture 1)

 

RichieTwitchy

YNWA

• Jun 23, 2017

• #9

Welsh Peregrine said:

And there's the way the white on the flanks comes up around the front of the wing (see picture 1)

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Gotcha - thanks.