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Help required with a few from Bonnaire recently (1 Viewer)

cbutler

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I visited Bonnaire on a cruise 7th November and I am struggling with the i.d. of the attached birds.
I have some thoughts on a few but would appreciate help as I am unfamiliar with most of the birds as I am from the UK.
 

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1. Stilt sandpiper.
2. Semipalmated plover.
3-4. Willets.
5. 2 greater yellowlegses and a dowitcher with a short bill.
6. Semipalmated sandpiper.
7. Blue-winged teal? (guess)
8. Lesser yellowlegs.
 
Think 7 may be Cinnamon Teal with plainer face (lack of white loral spot/eyelids) & a more Shoveler-like bill (slightly longer in this species than Blue-winged).
 
To keep this near the top:
1. Stilt Sandpiper;
2. Semi-palmated Plover;
5. Greater Yellowlegs - possibly 3 & 4 as well;
6. Semi-palmated Sandpiper;
7. Blue-winged or Cinnamon Teal;
8. Lesser Yellowlegs.

Cross-posted with the above.
 
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1. Stilt sandpiper.
2. Semipalmated plover.
3-4. Willets.
5. 2 greater yellowlegses and a dowitcher with a short bill.
6. Semipalmated sandpiper.
7. Blue-winged teal? (guess)
8. Lesser yellowlegs.
3 are dowitchers I think. They would show bluer/greener legs and a clear white eye ring if willet.

Edit: 3 are not yellowlegs: the legs are too thick and short.

Edit 2: (i.e. like the eye ring of the bird in 4 which is a willet)
 
Think 7 may be Cinnamon Teal with plainer face (lack of white loral spot/eyelids) & a more Shoveler-like bill (slightly longer in this species than Blue-winged).
Note that Blue-winged Teal is regular on Bonaire, Cinnamon Teal an extreme rarity.
 
I wasn't aware of the status of the two species or even heard of the place, but thought it looked better for Cinnamon Teal, but looks as though I may be wrong?
It's a rather bad picture and a difficult species pair. I wouldn't be able to extract much from this pic either way!
 

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