Recent content by Finlay Fraser

Very brief visit on my woodshed, gone in a flash. It was small though, the size of a dunnock.

Sarcasm not called for.

Yes, well he may have said it was a rail, not sandpiper, but it was 5 years ago and all I’m really certain of is he didn’t identify it accurately. Anyway, my curiosity is now satisfied.

Thank you very much Larry and Microtus. I’ve been wondering about it for years!

Haha, no, he was very good and got a decent tip. We were not there for birding so that was not his speciality. He did find Jaguars and giant river otters and other things we had not been able to find on an earlier visit, and that was his remit, along with much detailed knowledge of the flora...

I'm new here so please indulge me if I post a question about birds I identified at an earlier time. I took this photo in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, December 2016, from an oxbow lake next to Rio Tambopata, Madre de Dios region. My guide thought it was a sandpiper, but I believe it is a rare...

Thanks all for the nice warm welcome.

I am a wildlife and photography enthusiast, but amateur at both. I’ve joined this forum having read a number of posts and being impressed with its members’ civility and the many informative threads. I occasionally need help with bird ID, and will no doubt be posing questions on some in the...