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Jane Turner

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• Aug 18, 2004

• #1

and what are they? This lot were nearly a mile away in haze... my excuse and I'm sticking to it

 

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TonyC

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• Aug 18, 2004

• #2

Godwit of some sort - Black-tailed at a guess.
Golden Plover ?
Oystercatcher
BH Gull
Common Gull
Sandwich Tern
Turnstone and Ringed Plover in foreground.

 

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StuartReeves

Local rarity

• Aug 18, 2004

• #3

Experience suggests that it is unwise for me to rush straight in to an ID problem like this. So here goes...

Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Sandwich Tern
Oystercatcher
Bar-tailed Godwit
Knot
Ringed Plover

I have sneaking suspicion there might be a turnstone lurking in there too, but I'll ignore that suspicion and leave my guess at seven species.

Stuart

 

Jane Turner

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• Aug 18, 2004

• #4

There was a single turnstone on the beach... but I'm not sure it is in that shot...

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Aug 18, 2004

• #5

1. Black-headed Gull
2. Common Gull
3. Oystercatcher
4. Knot
5. Ringed Plover
6. Sandwich Tern
7. Black-tailed Godwit
8. Bar-tailed Godwit

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Aug 18, 2004

• #6

Ooh nearly... two missing.. one requires an eye of faith.. but there were 3000 out there!

I thought the one of each Godwit was was stylish. Juv islandica Blackwit is a good bird here.

 

StuartReeves

Local rarity

• Aug 18, 2004

• #7

Jane Turner said:

There was a single turnstone on the beach... but I'm not sure it is in that shot...

Click to expand...

You mean there isn't a definitive correct answer ...?

Add Common Tern to the running total and we have a collective total of nine species, but I don't know your area so have no inspiration for what the missing 3000 might be.

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Aug 18, 2004

• #8

Yep the back right bird is a Common Tern

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Aug 18, 2004

• #9

also on the beach but not obviously in that pic were Sanderling, Redshank, Grey Plover and Curlew

Here are some of the 3000 - at the range of the first pic the 10th species looks like sand and you can only see ringed plovers...

Oh and here is proof of the existence of a smart summer plumage turnstone

 

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