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Pectoral Sandpiper, Algeria (1 Viewer)

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Is the third photo here is a Pectoral Sandpiper as reported or not? It certainly has pectoral band and is a sandpiper but I don’t think it’s this species. Too compact, the bill is a bit long and down-curved compared with the photos of the other bird in that page (the first Pectoral Sandpiper for the country). I think it’s a Dunlin, but I am not 100% sure. Thanks for confirmation.
 
Pectoral for me, neck looks short in that position but pale legs exclude Dunlin, and with this shape of bill and pectoral band, I don't see what else it might be...
 
bugmat said:
The 3rd shot is an odd posture but the first two shots confirm it imo too - pectoral.
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The original link concerns two different records, and the question was whether or not the third photo was definitely a Pec.

Another question would be are they the same bird, photographed at different sites on the same day.

The posture of the bird in the third photo is a bit odd, but like others said above, it shows enough features to confirm the identification.
 
Pectoral id.

Hi all,
Not disagreeing with id. here. Even at a distance the thin and well spaced streaking on STS is obvious. Pectoral must be commoner in Queensland,than I thought. Does the blotching on the side breast over a paler background on these birds positively mitigate against STS. in spring?
 
Sherpa said:
Another question would be are they the same bird, photographed at different sites on the same day.
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I'm for their being the same bird, despite the posture differences. They both share one unusually long lesser covert in the same position, and a white spot above the bill base again in the same position on both.
 
Thank you all for confirming the correct ID. It’s indeed a wonderful record, and merits its place as ‘co-first’ (or second) for the country.

Even that the bird shows the main feature as I said above, but it’s odd posture made me doubt about that photo (Although I know that the photographer is a good birder).

Nutcracker said:
I'm for their being the same bird, despite the posture differences. They both share one unusually long lesser covert in the same position, and a white spot above the bill base again in the same position on both.
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Interesting remarks! I will ask both of them to see in which time they made their respective observations.
 
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