Montrose basin (uk) wader. Mystery wader (1 Viewer)

[bonxie birder]

I took this rubbish photo of a wader on Friday assuming it was a ruff. Given the presence of a sharp-tail today is anyone going to answer my prayers?

 

[dw87]

Any more images? Chestnut cap and tramlines look potentially interesting...

 

[bonxie birder]

Any more images? Chestnut cap and tramlines look potentially interesting...

Fraid not

 

[Butty]

Could you give a location that includes (at least) a country, please? Thanks.
Plausible for ruff. Legs too long for (I assume you mean) sharp-tailed sandpiper.

 

[Val35]

Could you give a location that includes (at least) a country, please? Thanks.
Plausible for ruff. Legs too long for (I assume you mean) sharp-tailed sandpiper.

Could be Buff Breasted too, no ?

 

[Andy Adcock]

Could you give a location that includes (at least) a country, please? Thanks.
Plausible for ruff. Legs too long for (I assume you mean) sharp-tailed sandpiper.

Montrose Basin is in Scotland.

 

[Rotherbirder]

I took this rubbish photo of a wader on Friday assuming it was a ruff. Given the presence of a sharp-tail today is anyone going to answer my prayers?

So you would happily 'tick' Sharp-tailed Sand on the say so of someone on the forum identifying it as such from a poor image, not having identified it yourself in the field, just because there was one about in the area?

Well dodgy!

RB

 

[JWN Andrewes]

No sign of any arrowheads down the flanks onto the vent, very clear on the Sharp-tail pics on RBA.

 

[bonxie birder]

So you would happily 'tick' Sharp-tailed Sand on the say so of someone on the forum identifying it as such from a poor image, not having identified it yourself in the field, just because there was one about in the area?

Well dodgy!

RB

Ha ha. That would be well dodgy, but just an out-of-interest question is a lot more fun. But if you want to take that approach it’s already inked in, dated and the photo I took of a genuine STS in Hong Kong is already on the way to the rarities committee. I’m sure you’re happy now. 😁😁

 

[bonxie birder]

No sign of any arrowheads down the flanks onto the vent, very clear on the Sharp-tail pics on RBA.

Thanks, that’s the response I was looking for. My memory was very much a ruff, but I just threw it out there because I’m no expert.

 

[delia todd]

Remember there's no "mystery waders" in Scotland.... if you don't know what they are... they Ruff!!!!