BirdingRob
Brit abroad
Seen last Friday on the edge of waste water pools (non-saline) near Nouakchott.
The bird on the right is a little stint which was good to compare against. The bird on the left is flatter, squatter. It has a slightly longer bill. The black lore is almost broken by a paler area. The tail looks attentuated. The breast band looks quite dense. The mantle has dark elements.
I have never seen a Baird's sandpiper but could it be one? if not then what? I dont really see dunlin in this.
all help gratefully received as ever.
Rob
The bird on the right is a little stint which was good to compare against. The bird on the left is flatter, squatter. It has a slightly longer bill. The black lore is almost broken by a paler area. The tail looks attentuated. The breast band looks quite dense. The mantle has dark elements.
I have never seen a Baird's sandpiper but could it be one? if not then what? I dont really see dunlin in this.
all help gratefully received as ever.
Rob