Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Can somebody please explain why they think this is a Dotterel?
Steve
Steve
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Am Golden Plover at East Harling? (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter Grando
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See post 11 for one opinion, although the point about the mantle is surely incorrect as I have never seen a Dotterel with a mantle anything like this
one, in the flesh or in photos.
Its a juvenile American Golden Plover. Lets move on...
John Cantelo
Well-known member
I'll happily concede that this one looks much more like AGP ... in fact I wish I'd seen it first. I still see a whiff of Dotterel in the second shot since it really does look warm buffy below etc. It just shows how photos unsupported by notes can confuse (me if nobody else!]. As for size comparisons I'm always a bit wary of judging size in photos especially when a long lens is used,
John
Canarybirder
Oenanthe Birding Adventures
Hi all,
This is, without doubt the AGP.
I saw both birds at East Harling on 29/10 and they are easily seperable on the fact that the Dotterel has an obvious pale breast band as you'd expect.
Cheers
Chris
This is, without doubt the AGP.
I saw both birds at East Harling on 29/10 and they are easily seperable on the fact that the Dotterel has an obvious pale breast band as you'd expect.
Cheers
Chris
Thanks Chris,
Good to know there is actually AGP and Dotterel present - I'll have to go along and have another look to see if I can pick up the Dotterel.
Incidentally my photos were taken on Monday (10th Nov), so clearly the AGP's still in there - just takes a lot of patience to scan through the very skittish flock.
Good to know there is actually AGP and Dotterel present - I'll have to go along and have another look to see if I can pick up the Dotterel.
Incidentally my photos were taken on Monday (10th Nov), so clearly the AGP's still in there - just takes a lot of patience to scan through the very skittish flock.
