Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)

Nice image well persevered!!
worth the wet pants!!

stunning shot dwaalgast,love it,very well done:t: :t: :t:

The bird has shown sign of breeding plumage. The white eye does not extend beyond eye. The nasal groove is right. See my photo for IDing the species http://www.lazybirder.blogspot.com/
You should not wash your pants. They have the sea water of Aitutaki.

Nice shot. Wandering is not a species we see much in Japan, but we see plenty of Grey-tailed.

I don't know about nasal grooves, but Wandering in my limited experience tend to be more slate grey above, have brighter orange legs (more yellowish in Gret-tailed), and have more extensive grey wash on the face and breast than Grey-tailed...as well as totally different call. In summer plumage they are relatively easy to tell apart. Wouldn't have though Greyt-ailed was all that regular in the Cook Islands anyway.

Sean
Hiroshima