Long-billed Curlew? (1 Viewer)

charelli

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• May 24, 2016

• #1

On the shore of Monterey Bay (California) this bird was walking and feeding along the shoreline. With a bill like that I was thinking of a Long-billed Curlew. But it seems to have a shorter bill as the other Curlews in the gallery. Also it has a more prominent drawing on the head and it's color is not that brown. It also has a more white belly.
Is this a young Curlew or is it some complete different bird?

 

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WACCOE

Marching on Together

• May 24, 2016

• #2

Whimbrel

 

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fugl

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• May 24, 2016

• #3

Agree, Whimbrel. Nice photo.

 

charelli

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• May 24, 2016

• #4

Thank You for Your ID. Now I can put it properly onto the gallery

Greetings, Charles

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• May 24, 2016

• #5

For those who accept the split, a Hudsonian Whimbrel as opposed to a Eurasian Whimbrel :t:

 

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fugl

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• May 24, 2016

• #6

Nutcracker said:

For those who accept the split, a Hudsonian Whimbrel as opposed to a Eurasian Whimbrel :t:

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Really? How can you tell?

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• May 25, 2016

• #7

fugl said:

Really? How can you tell?

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Are there any California records of Eurasian Whimbrel?? Even if there are, it'll be mega rare compared to Hudsonian there.

 

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fugl

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• May 25, 2016

• #8

Nutcracker said:

Are there any California records of Eurasian Whimbrel?? Even if there are, it'll be mega rare compared to Hudsonian there.

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Indeed, that was my (not particularly serious) point, one can't tell but can only play the odds.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• May 25, 2016

• #9

fugl said:

Indeed, that was my (not particularly serious) point, one can't tell but can only play the odds.

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Aye, but the original poster is from the Netherlands, so may well be interested to know it's potentially a different species to the Whimbrels 'back home' :t: