Valéry Schollaert
Respect animals, don't eat or wear their body or s
A common sand is a common sand whether we've got democracy or not in our ID rounds.
Yes, and a Green Sandpiper stays Green even if the highest expert believe it is a Common
A common sand is a common sand whether we've got democracy or not in our ID rounds.
green sand would surely never show this breast pattern....dark breast sides with white in the mid section
dont wish to start a fight but you have " shown " me nothing - its just I have never seen a green with this breast pattern
dont wish to start a fight but you have " shown " me nothing - its just I have never seen a green with this breast pattern
Vegans seem to love been aggressive in nature,
Well in 20 years of watching a site with a average of 4 pairs of common sandpipers I’ve never they were that difficult
For me this is a common sandpiper, leg length is ok shape is good
Vegans will always argue be aggressive it’s the lack of meat I think
Check out the join between the shoulder of the wing and the breast markings. If you have a quick google of Common Sandpiper (or even check your field guides they all show a white 'notch' (or 'peak' as described in Shorebirds) between the wing and breast markings - even on perched birds. Green Sandpiper does not, or rarely. The bird in question does not appear to show the notch. Any other feature seems unclear to me and could be either or. Based on the lack of white 'notch' I would lean more to the Green Sandpiper camp.
Birdforum at its worst.
Aggressive arguments, unnecessary unpleasant statements about people’s lifestyle choices, snide comments.
It’s a shit photo (no offence). It’s not the end of the world that some of us disagree with others on the ID. Are we not all supposed to be on the same side?
I'm sorry, you should have another look.
It is exactly like this one, the first I found on Google Image.
May be in UK, but generally speaking, it does more than Common Sandpiper.
Well, we clearly see the legs, no reason that tail wouldn't be seen.
It is a perfect Green Sandpiper, and you prefer to imagine the legs, clearly visible, cannot be judged, and the tail miraculously concealed to lead to a Common Sandpiper... very strange.
Well said!
I really don't care whether it's a Common or Green. Sometimes it's just better to back off. To spent so much time on basis of a photo like this disproportionate to say the least.