Curlew Sandpiper? (1 Viewer)

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SJP1979

Steve P

• Sep 15, 2013

• #1

Hello,
Is this little fella a Curlew Sand? He was with a flock of turnstones on the beach at Marazion, and was stupidly tame. He was quite a bit smaller than the turnstones.

 

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Phil Andrews

It's only Rock and Roller but I like it

• Sep 15, 2013

• #2

Just a Dunlin I'm afraid

 

RafaelMatias

Unknown member

• Sep 15, 2013

• #3

Dunlin

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Sep 15, 2013

• #4

Dunlin indeed

 

ClarkWGriswold

Carpe Carpum

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• Sep 15, 2013

• #5

Curlew Sandpipers taken a couple of weeks ago for comparison.

www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=461185&d=1378056200

Rich

 

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SJP1979

Steve P

• Sep 15, 2013

• #6

Great, thank you, of course. A curlew sand wouldn't be so small compared to the turnstones.

 

RafaelMatias

Unknown member

• Sep 15, 2013

• #7

SJP1979 said:

Great, thank you, of course. A curlew sand wouldn't be so small compared to the turnstones.

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It's really not so much the size. It's mainly bill length (much longer in CS), tibia length, primary projection, upperpart feather pattern and note your birds are spotted underneath, indicating juv Dunlin, etc.

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Sep 16, 2013

• #8

Curlew S. has much longer primary projections.