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Sandpipers Barbados (1 Viewer)
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tom baxter
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1 looks like pectoral 2 is semipalmated 3 is white-rumped
ovenbird43
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I agree
tom baxter
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On my phone when I zoom in I can see the reddish brown cap. Also the bill shape is gradually but evidently curved and it’s relatively stout. The breast streaking is dense forming a full bib that has a strong demarcation with the belly. It’s definitely a pectoral sandpiper. I would imagine the size impression was a trick of the field, they should be pretty noticeably larger than semipalmated. They have tricked me before too occasionally.
CARERY
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You're thinking it could be a Least Sandpiper, right? As Tom, I think it's a Pectoral though I admitt photos of both species in flight look somewhat similar. Yet, Pectoral shows white tips to the inner secondaries (as your bird) and also the bill seems too long...
birdmeister
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I would like to add +1 for Pectoral, nicely explained by Tom.
