Taken and cropped from full zoom video in February this year at Richmond Lake, Rockingham just south of Perth, these may be 3 different birds or all the same! Bird 1 in pics 1 and 2 seems to have very clear white versus dark plumage and white head; Bird 2 (pic3) seems to have grey on half of head; Bird 3 (pics 4 and 5) seems darker backed with long seemingly straight bill and darker patch on shoulder. Any clues gratefully received. Thank you in advance.
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- Thread starter Wiganlad
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...have pale greenish/grey legs...
I considered marsh sand but none of these shouted that species to me. 3 could be, I suppose: see e.g.
http://www.ozanimals.com/Bird/Marsh-Sandpiper/Tringa/stagnatilis.html
[esp general plumage pattern of first pic]
I'm sure the last 2 are greenshank. For 1st 2 images, I conversely thought the legs too long for marsh sand and didn't think the plumage pattern correct (looks broadly black and white). I'd suggest leg colour is either due to immaturity or perhaps some photo artefact. But with photos this good...
FaroeRagnar
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the first ones are young stilts, they have pale reddish yellowish legs
Again, perhaps you're right, but the unless the photos are misleading, the legs look too long for Greenshank to me.
sicklebill
well-known Cretaceous relic
Awful pics, but the amount of white on rump and tail in the first two pics looks like Pied Stilt to me, and the legs seem very long. The last two pics are Greenshanks, bill too stout for Marsh Sand
John_WA
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Granted, they are poor photos, but issues for Pied Stilt include being grey-brown not black (ie. the darker parts are too pale), heavier and bi-coloured bill (at least as heavy as the birds in the last two pics which everyone seems to agree are greenshanks). Refer also the OPs comment on leg colour
I'm not sure about these long legs either - greenshank not exactly short-legged. I'm wondering if people are interpreting this pale thing as part of the leg, which I'm pretty sure it's not
I'm not sure about these long legs either - greenshank not exactly short-legged. I'm wondering if people are interpreting this pale thing as part of the leg, which I'm pretty sure it's not
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