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Two Waders in South Africa (1 Viewer)

Thanks guys, much appreciated.
I know it's a long shot because a) I've never seen one and b) they don't occur in South Africa - but I think that the pattern on that raised underwing of the second bird makes me think of Hudsonian Godwit.
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Another for Hudsonian. The black underwing coverts alone rule out Blackwit, and the 'limited' amount of pink on the bill is less than I'd expect on a Blackwit, as well.
 
Andrew Whitehouse said:
Sorry, missed that! It looks a lot like a Hudsonian Godwit, as far as I can tell. I think Black-tailed and Bar-tailed should both be a lot whiter on the underwing.
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Agreed - the reluctance to ID is because it is very much a vagrant here, and one doesn't want to get it wrong.
Dave
PS How are you getting on with all the Prime Ministers? Aiberdeen's never been so popular.
 
Dave Kennedy said:
Agreed - the reluctance to ID is because it is very much a vagrant here, and one doesn't want to get it wrong.
Dave
PS How are you getting on with all the Prime Ministers? Aiberdeen's never been so popular.
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I think you might have to get on and report this Dave.

Disappointed not to bump into any major politicians today, at least so far. They'll all be in the pub by now I expect.
 
Ironically, I thought the ruff looked a bit funny and didn't even have hudsonian on the radar for the second pic. Amazing find.
 
Trystan said:
Ironically, I thought the ruff looked a bit funny and didn't even have hudsonian on the radar for the second pic. Amazing find.
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The ruff does look a bit funny, but I'm not sure what else it might be. I would still be grateful if anybody cared to suggest an ID.
I thought the godwit was fairly clear, but it is so unusual here that I wanted lots of opinions.
Thanks for your contribution.
Dave
 
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