Birds seen in Australia (1 Viewer)

mjohnson0728

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #1

Please help confirm/identify shorebirds seen in Esplanade, Cairns.

Photo 1. Red-necked stint (smaller birds)? , identify larger bird.
Photo 2. Same as photo 1.
Photo 3. Grey-tailed Tattler ?

Thank you in advance,

Michael

 

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MacNara

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #2

Photo 3 is Greenshank

 

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MacNara

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #3

Larger bird in Photos 1 & 2 is Curlew Sandpiper

 

MJB

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #4

MacNara said:

Photo 3 is Greenshank

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It looks like the same young bird I saw at the end of October at the north end of the Esplanade, that many were identifying as Marsh Sandpiper (and couldn't be dissuaded)...
MJB

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Nov 30, 2019

• #5

MJB said:

It looks like the same young bird I saw at the end of October at the north end of the Esplanade, that many were identifying as Marsh Sandpiper (and couldn't be dissuaded)...
MJB

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Ooops!! Agree Greenshank; bill too stout and pale-based for Marsh Sand.

 

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THE_FERN

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #6

Nutcracker said:

Ooops!! Agree Greenshank; bill too stout and pale-based for Marsh Sand.

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I also paused on that one. But facial "expression" is greenshank

 

mjohnson0728

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #7

Thank you all for your input. I will go with Greenshank.