Shorebirds -Peterborough, Victoria, Australia (1 Viewer)

kerrybv · Nov 22, 2017

ID help appreciated for birds in photos attached.

1-4 Sighted morning of 19 November 2017 along the Curdies River estuary near Peterborough. (Interested in bird with Red-capped Plover in photo 1)

5 One from the archive taken at Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia 20 March 2017

TwiddlingThumbs · Nov 22, 2017

Kerry,
I have not bird watched in Victoria before but the bird in photo 5 sure looks like a Doube-banded Plover going by "The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia" by Pizzey & Knight. I stand to be corrected.

mjh73 · Nov 22, 2017

1) Red-necked Stint and Red-capped Plover 2) Red-necked Stint and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 3) Sharped-tailed Sandpipers, 4) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and a Pacific Golden Plover 5) Double-banded Plover

THE_FERN · Nov 22, 2017

Probably just my screen/eyes, but think the plover is grey plover in 4). One reason is the thickness of the bill—would expect finer on Pacific golden.

kerrybv · Nov 23, 2017

Many thanks for ID assistance, much appreciated

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