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rafo1 · Friday 6th May 2005, 15:51

Is this a Wood Sandpiper that I photographed today?

TIA

Colin

Stephen Dunstan · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:01

Yes it is.

M Cowming · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:01

Agreed

TWM · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:02

Certainly looks like Wood Sandpiper to me. Tim

Andrew · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:02

Green Sand for me.

Stephen Dunstan · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Green Sand for me.

Why's that Andrew?

Regards,

Stephen.

Andrew · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:06

Doesn't look quite brownish and super is not prominent. Oops!

M Cowming · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:06

A couple of points of note...leg colour is quite yellowish rather than green, breast band is quite diffuse rather than sharp and upper tail barring is close together rather than far apart which would reveal quite a bit more white colouration in Green Sand.

Regards,

Andrew · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:07

First pic is a Wood Sand but I only looked at the second and it is difficult on that one for me.

Andrew · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:09

Try both, they look diffierent, trick of the light?

Stephen Dunstan · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:11

Hi Andrew,

They look like the same bird to me, and even in the second pic the supercilium looks quite prominent.

Regards,

Stephen.

rafo1 · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Try both, they look diffierent, trick of the light?

Front view with different lighting, sorry 'bout the focus.

Andrew · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:19

Thanks for putting me right guys. Major slip up!

M Cowming · Friday 6th May 2005, 16:19

The obvious lack of a sharp cut off to the breast spotting is enough...Wood Sand.

Jane Turner · Saturday 7th May 2005, 10:30

and the legginess :)

Steve Lister · Saturday 7th May 2005, 11:26

Wood and Green Sands provide one of the perennial problems of identification that should never arise - they are very different birds for the reasons given here but sadly some people spend more time looking at pictures in their fieldguides than they do looking at the birds.

Steve

jpoyner · Saturday 7th May 2005, 15:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Lister

but sadly some people spend more time looking at pictures in their fieldguides than they do looking at the birds.

Steve

Curlews for example!

Friday 6th May 2005, 15:51	#1
rafo1 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coningsby, Lincolnshire Posts: 204 My location	Wood Sandpiper? Is this a Wood Sandpiper that I photographed today? TIA Colin Attached Thumbnails

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:01	#3
M Cowming Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 711	Agreed __________________ M Cowming www.waterfordbirds.com

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:02	#5
Andrew wibble wibble Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Devon. UK. Posts: 11,364	Green Sand for me. __________________ Are you listening to the voice that talks in your head while you read this?

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:06	#7
Andrew wibble wibble Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Devon. UK. Posts: 11,364	Doesn't look quite brownish and super is not prominent. Oops! __________________ Are you listening to the voice that talks in your head while you read this?

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:06	#8
M Cowming Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 711	A couple of points of note...leg colour is quite yellowish rather than green, breast band is quite diffuse rather than sharp and upper tail barring is close together rather than far apart which would reveal quite a bit more white colouration in Green Sand. Regards, __________________ M Cowming www.waterfordbirds.com

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:01	#2
Stephen Dunstan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3,264 Blog Entries: 16	Yes it is.

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:02	#4
TWM Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North east Scotland Posts: 1,964	Certainly looks like Wood Sandpiper to me. Tim

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:07	#9
Andrew wibble wibble Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Devon. UK. Posts: 11,364	First pic is a Wood Sand but I only looked at the second and it is difficult on that one for me. __________________ Are you listening to the voice that talks in your head while you read this?

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:09	#10
Andrew wibble wibble Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Devon. UK. Posts: 11,364	Try both, they look diffierent, trick of the light? __________________ Are you listening to the voice that talks in your head while you read this?

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:11	#11
Stephen Dunstan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3,264 Blog Entries: 16	Hi Andrew, They look like the same bird to me, and even in the second pic the supercilium looks quite prominent. Regards, Stephen.

Friday 6th May 2005, 16:19	#13
Andrew wibble wibble Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Devon. UK. Posts: 11,364	Thanks for putting me right guys. Major slip up! __________________ Are you listening to the voice that talks in your head while you read this?

Saturday 7th May 2005, 10:30	#15
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Saturday 7th May 2005, 11:26	#16
Steve Lister World Birder, County Recorder and Garden Moth-er Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire Posts: 3,159 My location	Wood and Green Sands provide one of the perennial problems of identification that should never arise - they are very different birds for the reasons given here but sadly some people spend more time looking at pictures in their fieldguides than they do looking at the birds. Steve

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