Birds id help - Tamilnadu, South India - 1 (1 Viewer)

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ajayr

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #1

Hi

Spotted these in Tamilnadu, South India last week. Would really appreciate any help in iding these birds. Sorry about the poor quality of some of the pics.Some of these birds were really afar.

1) Is the one on the left a broad-billed sandpiper. As the bill looks too long for a little stint.

2) Are the birds in the front curlew sandpipers?

3), and the one in the middle in 4) - Immature brown-headed gulls?

5) Is the redshank a spotted redshank? Asking as I have not spotted this prominent an eye-stripe in the common redshanks I've seen.

Thanks very much
Ajay

 

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Valéry Schollaert

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #2

1/ Not Broad-billed. I'd say a Sanderling (second option is Little Stint indeed)
2/ Yeah, they look like indeed
3.4/ yes
5/ Difficult on this small photo

 

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ajayr

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #3

Valéry Schollaert said:

1/ Not Broad-billed. I'd say a Sanderling (second option is Little Stint indeed)
2/ Yeah, they look like indeed
3.4/ yes
5/ Difficult on this small photo

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Thanks very much. Really appreciated.

 

PYRTLE

Old Berkshire Boy

• Oct 20, 2018

• #4

5. Looks like a Spotted, strong clean and lengthy supercillium, longer legs and longer finer bill.

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Oct 20, 2018

• #5

disagree on the spotshank. looks like a common redshank, they have longer legs in asia.

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #6

lou salomon said:

disagree on the spotshank. looks like a common redshank, they have longer legs in asia.

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Yeah, true, it is why I preferred not to try. Shape is less reliable than in Europe.

 

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ajayr

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #7

PYRTLE said:

5. Looks like a Spotted, strong clean and lengthy supercillium, longer legs and longer finer bill.

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Thanks very much. A lifer for me. Hence wanted to be very sure before I ticked it off.

Best,
Ajay

 

Kite

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #8

lou salomon said:

disagree on the spotshank. looks like a common redshank, they have longer legs in asia.

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Agree

 

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ajayr

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #9

Thanks very much, everyone. It is true that their legs are longer here. One of the reasons for my confusion. Appreciate your help very much.

 

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aeshna5

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #10

ajayr said:

Thanks very much. A lifer for me. Hence wanted to be very sure before I ticked it off.

Best,
Ajay

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Think you'll have to erase that tick now!

 

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Earnest lad

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #11

Please can anyone advise what the birds at the back in 2 are?
terns I think

 

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ajayr

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #12

aeshna5 said:

Think you'll have to erase that tick now!

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Sadly, yes. But I'd gladly wait rather than tick off a bird wrongly

 

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ajayr

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #13

kasfig said:

Please can anyone advise what the birds at the back in 2 are?
terns I think

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Yes. Caspian tern and gull-billed tern.

 

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Earnest lad

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• Oct 20, 2018

• #14

Thank you.

 

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johnallcock

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• Oct 21, 2018

• #15

I'd say the Redshank is Common - the legs and bill don't seem long enough for Spotted, and the rather plain, brown plumage also fits better for Common.

I think the bird in No 1 is a Little Stint. I'd expect Sanderling to be more uniform and paler grey, and also to have a slightly thicker bill. Definitely not Broad-billed.

 

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andyb39

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• Oct 21, 2018

• #16

Congratulations on your 1000th post, John! A case of quality not quantity.

 

bitterntwisted

Graham Howard Shortt

• Oct 21, 2018

• #17

Can someone explain why the gull in 3 and 4 is brown-headed and not black-headed. Don the retained juvenile wing feathers not favour black-headed?

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Oct 21, 2018

• #18

bitterntwisted said:

Can someone explain why the gull in 3 and 4 is brown-headed and not black-headed. Don the retained juvenile wing feathers not favour black-headed?

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I was wondering the same - these birds do somehow look 'oddly bulky' for Black-h, but I'd certainly not want to base an ID on that!

 

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andyb39

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• Oct 21, 2018

• #19

I don't think Ajayr was asking about the birds to the left and right in no. 4, which do look like Brown-headed to me.

 

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ajayr

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• Oct 21, 2018

• #20

andyb39 said:

I don't think Ajayr was asking about the birds to the left and right in no. 4, which do look like Brown-headed to me.

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That's right. I think those in the left and right in 4 are brown headed. I specifically was looking for help for the one in 3 and the middle one in 4. I asked as I had the same doubt about the bulk and the dark plumage. Also, the head shape in 3 looked like a black headed to me while the one in 4 like a brown headed. Hence, wanted to check.

Thanks