Sandplover in Denmark (1 Viewer)

H

HH75

Well-known member

• Jun 24, 2004

• #1

Hi all,
A summer plumaged sandplover sp was found in Denmark on Tuesday,and has not yet been identified conclusively.Any thoughts on the following pics?
Harry
http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=2888&language=uk
http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=2887&language=uk
http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=2886&language=uk
http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=2885&language=uk

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jun 24, 2004

• #2

Hi Harry,

Had a look at these yesterday, my thoughts were Greater, based on its large size and Stone-curlew -like stance. But I've only seen one of each Greater & Lesser, so I don't have a lot of experience of them (!!) and could very easily be wrong

Michael

 

H

HH75

Well-known member

• Jun 24, 2004

• #3

Hi Michael,
I had considered it to be an adult 'altifrons-group' Lesser,purely based on the fact that the bill appears quite 'stubby',but I concede that it could be a columbinus Greater,which has the shortest bill of any subspecies of Greater(and thus is the hardest one to identify).Not having seen any sandplovers,this is one of those ID problems that stumps me time after time,no matter how often I read the literature!Would imagine that experience would help greatly.
Harry

 

M

mountain man

Guest

• Jun 25, 2004

• #4

Harry Hussey said:

Hi all,
A summer plumaged sandplover sp

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Hi Harry,

I thought that this bird was a confirmed Lesser...?

From the pics alone I reckon it's pretty inconclusive, but it does seem very small...

Tom

 

Rasmus Boegh

BF member

• Jun 25, 2004

• #5

tom mckinney said:

I thought that this bird was a confirmed Lesser...?

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Without being completely sure, I think you are right; it has been confirmed. In any case, I know there are hordes of birders looking for it at this very moment - I just don't bother as I have seen these species elsewhere, and don't care too much about my Danish list :eek!:

 

Last edited: Jun 25, 2004

H

HH75

Well-known member

• Jun 26, 2004

• #6

Hi Tom,

tom mckinney said:

I thought that this bird was a confirmed Lesser...?

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Maybe it has been confirmed now,but it hadn't been when I posted that link!
Harry