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Hi folks, i was sorting my bird pics when i came across these pics which were taken at the beginning of September. Are both these birds Dunlin? i noticed that one birds colour and size is different from the other, maybe a juv?

Look forward to hearing your comments.

Martin
 

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As no-one else seems to have replied to this yet, I believe the paler bird is a winter adult, the browner one is a juv. First pic is a great illustration of size illusion; pic 4 shows that the birds are of similar size.

Edit - Dunlin btw!
 
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