Hi forum,
I went to Ostional Beach (Pacific side) in Costa Rica in mid October. Apart from the hundreds of vultures and caracaras feeding on turtle eggs there were a few waders - something which is not my strongest side.
There were many Sanderlings and Ruddy Turnstones and then some others.
My guess is that he plovers are semipalmated plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) - is that so? Or could there be a Wilson's or something else in between? And then there are the ones with brown/grey stripes on the chest - I guess they are a type of sandpiper?
Picture 1-5 shows birds from a group near the waters edge, picture 6-7 shows some birds who were a little further up the beach.
Any comments on ID would be greatly appreciated?
Thanks, Peter
I went to Ostional Beach (Pacific side) in Costa Rica in mid October. Apart from the hundreds of vultures and caracaras feeding on turtle eggs there were a few waders - something which is not my strongest side.
There were many Sanderlings and Ruddy Turnstones and then some others.
My guess is that he plovers are semipalmated plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) - is that so? Or could there be a Wilson's or something else in between? And then there are the ones with brown/grey stripes on the chest - I guess they are a type of sandpiper?
Picture 1-5 shows birds from a group near the waters edge, picture 6-7 shows some birds who were a little further up the beach.
Any comments on ID would be greatly appreciated?
Thanks, Peter