peeps Barbados today (1 Viewer)

[njlarsen]

In this post I am uploading two images of two birds I thought at the time were Western Sandpipers. However, the second of them seems to have a bill that is too long?

Niels

 

[RafaelMatias]

The first looks good for juv Western Sand to me, but the 2nd is a Stilt Sand (note the very straight tip-kinked bill, and leg colour, and length of the tibia btw).

 

[njlarsen]

Thank you, that makes more sense. The water must have been deeper than I imagined to accommodate those long legs.

Niels

 

[RafaelMatias]

Thank you, that makes more sense. The water must have been deeper than I imagined to accommodate those long legs.

Niels

It's a super cool species, very jealous!

 

[njlarsen]

It's a super cool species, very jealous!

The same could probably be said about some of the species you see with regularity on your side of the pond. It has been a long time since I last saw Dunlin or Curlew Sandpiper.

Niels