Sandpipers, East Sussex (1 Viewer)

[rylirk]

A couple of sandpipers from Rye Harbour this weekend I'm struggling to ID. I'm thinking Red Knot for the first bird (first 3 photos) and possibly Little Stint for the other bird (last 2 photos)? I would have thought any dunlins would have black bellies by May?

 

[Gladiator96]

photos aren't great but I would go for ruff and sanderling

 

[rylirk]

I have more photos of both, which parts of the birds would be more useful to see?

 

[Butty]

As wide a selection of photos as possible is always going to be helpful.

 

[rylirk]

Here's 3 more photos of each. With respect to the smaller bird, it wasn't behaving as I would expect sanderling to behave; it was much less frantic, feeding more slowly and methodically like dunlin

 

[Butty]

No dunlins in those.

 

[rylirk]

Yes, I didnt think either bird was dunlin Was just trying to describe the behaviour of the smaller bird (last 3 photos)

 

[Evan Atkinson]

Sanderling and Ruff for me.