Limosa limosa islandica? (1 Viewer)

[Martins4]

Hello everyone

Last Saturday I found this black-tailed godwit in the city of Faro (Algarve, Portugal) and I think it´s a juvenile of the ssp islandica because of the colour of the neck, the design of the mantle and tertials and it hasn´t started moulting yet
I would like a second opinion because I don´t know if it´s too early for islandica to arrive here and it´s the first time I read about and try to identify black-tailed godwit subspecies, so every comment o correction will be wellcome

Thank you in advance

 

[Brian J Small]

It is indeed islandica. They arrived in Suffolk over a week ago, so likely in Portugal by now

Brian

 

[Martins4]

It is indeed islandica. They arrived in Suffolk over a week ago, so likely in Portugal by now

Brian

Thank you, I apreciatte your answer