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Old Wednesday 22nd August 2012, 21:51   #1
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Old Wednesday 22nd August 2012, 22:03   #2
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Short-billed Dowicher.
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No way to turn that short-billed into a long-billed, huh? Oh well, thanks.
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I believe that the patterned tertials indicate that these are juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers.
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