Id these 2 Sandpipers please ... (1 Viewer)

nikovich

Well-known member

• May 13, 2007

• #1

Hi guys n gals,

Sandpipers are always a real bane for me ....well, those and Gulls

Could a kind soul please tell me what these 2 are for sure. I'm thinking one is a Pectoral and the other a semi-pal , but I'm not 100% convinced of my amazing deductions

many thanks

Nick

 

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JANJ

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• May 13, 2007

• #2

Nick,
check out the long wings in the first one which narrows it down to two species. If it wherent for the dark legs on the other I would say it´s a Least.

JanJ

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• May 13, 2007

• #3

I think the legs just looks dark, it really feels like a Least (the second bird). Look closely and that classic Least bill is a little darked looking than the legs.

The first has that classic "weetabix on legs" look.

 

nikovich

Well-known member

• May 13, 2007

• #4

hmm..is the first one a non-breeding Baird's ?

 

birderbf

Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis

• May 13, 2007

• #5

nikovich said:

hmm..is the first one a non-breeding Baird's ?

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That would have been my guess - Baird's. And I'm very sure about it, too. I agree on Semi for the second.

 

B Lagopus

Voler

• May 14, 2007

• #6

Hello all, I see the case for Least on the 2nd bird, but am going to have to vote SemiPalmated instead. If it were just the darkish legs, that would be one thing. But I don't see any rufous edging on wing coverts or scapulars, and there really should be some on a breeding Least. Structurally, the primary extension looks too long for Least as well, and a better fit for SP. Put those two together on the same peep with dark legs, and likely not a Least. Just my opinion of course, and shorebirds aren't my forte... B

 

nikovich

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• May 14, 2007

• #7

Thanks for your help guys