That pool again! (1 Viewer)

Steve G

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• May 15, 2005

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A number of wee waders have been dropping into this pool from nearby Torrybay at high tide. Unfortunately the images are digicam videograbs taken against the light (I'll post the better images shortly) -what do you think?

 

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M Cowming

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• May 15, 2005

• #2

Dunlin

 

TWM

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• May 15, 2005

• #3

All Dunlin some in summer plumage (black bellies), some still in winter plumage

 

Steve G

RAINBIRDER

• May 15, 2005

• #4

More views of the same birds. All were in recognisable summer plumage apart from two:

 

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Steve G

RAINBIRDER

• May 15, 2005

• #5

The obvious summer plumage Dunlin all seemed to be ssp alpina. Only two birds appeared to be in early transitional plumage. However these two birds were noticably larger, had more pronounced supercilia, longer more decurved beaks & what dark patterning there was looked as pronounced on the upper chest as it was on the belly. With the light conditions it was almost impossible to tell whether the dark pigmented patches were coloured or black. I was wondering whether these two birds could be Curlew Sands????
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TWM

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• May 15, 2005

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There is an incredible variety in size and bill length with Dunlins but I think you might be right with a couple of Curlew Sands. Just had another look and the last picture of the second batch is defenitely a Curlew Sand starting to come into summer plumage.
Another look and not so sure!!! The red-brown centres to the scapulars are 100% Dunlin and would not appear like that in Curlew Sand at any stage. Ho hum. I'm sure someone will come up with the answer but I am back to Dunlin.

 

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Steve G

RAINBIRDER

• May 16, 2005

• #7

What do you think? -Are they all Dunlin???? :h?:

 

StuartReeves

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• May 16, 2005

• #8

Steve G said:

What do you think? -Are they all Dunlin???? :h?:

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Well, that's what I think anyway !

Stuart

 

David Pedder

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• May 16, 2005

• #9

Steve G said:

What do you think? -Are they all Dunlin???? :h?:

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Hi Steve,

Isn't the bird on the left in your centre photo on post 4 a Ringed Plover? (Sorry if that is not what you're discussing)

 

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Edward woodwood

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• May 16, 2005

• #10

Dunlin

Curlew Sand would be very colourful by now

 

edenwatcher

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• May 16, 2005

• #11

Tim Allwood said:

Curlew Sand would be very colourful by now

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Not necessarily (saw a bird with no orange at all on Benbecula a year ago), but yes these are dunlin.

Rob

 

TWM

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• May 16, 2005

• #12

Me again, typing as you are thinking doesn't really work! They are Dunlin even the long billed ones that look like Curlew Sands and not the Ringo!

 

Steve G

RAINBIRDER

• May 16, 2005

• #13

Fair enough, Dunlin it is.