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Andy Adcock
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Green Sandpiper for 5?
Is the unstreaked white throat good for the Pond Heron, more like Sqaucco?
Agree with the rest
Andy
Is the unstreaked white throat good for the Pond Heron, more like Sqaucco?
Agree with the rest
Andy
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lou salomon
the birdonist
1-2 yes, whiskered t.
3 squacco i think
4. yes to greater spotted
5. common sandpiper
3 squacco i think
4. yes to greater spotted
5. common sandpiper
Doesn't look good for a GS to me. The grey "apron" on the breast seems too large...
#5 is really strange. I know Common Sanpiper really well. Didn't look like it on the site. I didn't have enough time to study it but normally I recognize the CS rightaway...
Andy Adcock
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BirdingRob
Brit abroad
3 is an Indian pond heron to me. They are at least equally common at Khawr Rori as Squacco herons. This bird has the dark loral strip only found on the pond heron. I take the authors word for it that the browns were quite dark and there is not much sign of any intermediate colours. IPHs tend to be two tone: dark brown and off white.
5: Green sandpiper for me though I am less certain about this one.
Rob
5: Green sandpiper for me though I am less certain about this one.
Rob
For the snipe, it looks at first glance like Pin-tailed (the bill is quite short-looking) but I'm not sure it is. It has a white leading edge, which isn't right for Pin-tailed, but it seems to lack Common Snipe's white trailing edge. On the other hand, the golden-coloured braces on the back are very strong, more like Common. A clear view of the underwing pattern would help.
The shrike is a classic male Turkestan.
The shrike is a classic male Turkestan.
No photo with the underwing unfortunately. I just realized that I've never seen a Common Snipe in such a situation. Normally when it's flush it flies away in a very peculiar zigzag fashion. This one chose to fly around me and gave me the opportunity to photograph it. Is it just by accident?
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
That #5 is bugging me, can't make up my mind between Common and Green; leg colour and length looks more Green, slight bill curvature more Common. And breast pattern almost intermediate. A strange bird! Any other pics of it? Didi it call?
Grahame Walbridge
Well-known member
3. Indian Pond Heron
6-7 Pin-tailed Snipe; note toe projection
8 Male Turkestan Shrike
Grahame
6-7 Pin-tailed Snipe; note toe projection
8 Male Turkestan Shrike
Grahame
johnallcock
Well-known member
#5 looks like a Temminck's Stint to me - plain greyish above, well defined breast band, white eye-ring, slightly decurved bill. The legs do look a little dark though.
Stuart Darbyshire
45th generation Northern
absolutely agree - was just going to post the same
edenwatcher
Well-known member
Also agree.
Rob
Rob
peterarras
Well-known member
Temminck's Stint was my first impression too!
True, Grahame - the tail is very short, causing the legs to protrude.
Andy Adcock
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Is this a totally reliable feature, can moult of the tail cause a misleading ratio of toe to tail?
Not dissenting, just curious.
Andy
Here is one more picture of #5. Doesn't help much. Something distracted me, I turned away, and when I turned back, it was gone.
Now I tend to agree with the Temminck's Stint. It was definitely very different from the Green and Common Sandpipers, which I think I can identify rightaway almost from any angle.
Now I tend to agree with the Temminck's Stint. It was definitely very different from the Green and Common Sandpipers, which I think I can identify rightaway almost from any angle.
