I think this is right but I note that a fair bit of the "upturn" is optical illusion caused by the backgroundGreater due to the long and slightly upturned bill
Very poor light but it looks like a very slim, bill for Greater?
Looks more like Lesser. Very thin bill, Greater has a thicker bill. I am not seeing an upturn at all, so to each their own on that I guess. Also it is slender, not much girth to the body.
I think greater with the light having made judging the thickness impossible. Not even a lesser would have this thin a bill -- and it is just too long for lesser.
Niels
Not sure how people are getting lesser here. The bill is way too long in proportion to the head. You can't really judge size of a lone bird. The thickness of the bill is less reliable than length in proportion to the head, and I don't really think you can judge thickness from this image anyway.
Not sure how people are getting lesser here. The bill is way too long in proportion to the head. You can't really judge size of a lone bird. The thickness of the bill is less reliable than length in proportion to the head, and I don't really think you can judge thickness from this image anyway.