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Knot
Joe52

Knot (Calidris canutus)

Juvenile.
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset
Date taken
17.08.18
Scientific name
Calidris canutus
Equipment used
Canon 7D II + 100-400mm II
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Opus Editor
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Mmmmm..... what a great picture you've taken of this youngster Joe..... with some lovely plumage detail too.

Excellent work here my friend - very well done lad.

I'll check with the experts, because I think this may be the nominate subspecies and we don't have a juvenile from that race in The Opus as yet and if I'm right will upload to the article.

Many thanks for sharing him with us lad.
 
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Hi Joe

Due to info I gathered from the article, it appears that those in the UK just now are most likely the nominate subspecies. The ones that winter here are C.c. islandica. So your image is now on the article.

Many thanks lad.
 

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