Waders in Lincolnshire (1 Viewer)

[Otis tetrax]

Hi all
I went birdwatching today at Gibraltar Point and I have problems with the ID of the birds in the pictures (these are cropped and often birds were very far from me, so quality of the pics is very low, sorry!). In the first 5 pics, among the dunlins, is there at least one curlew sandpiper? Is the bird alone a grey or golden plover? and, finally, are the birds in the last two pics green sandpipers?
Any help is very much appreciated, thank you!

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

There are a couple of Ruff among the Dunlin in the first four pics, the fifth is less clear so I am not sure if they are different birds. Golden Plover. Yes Green Sands.

 

[Otis tetrax]

There are a couple of Ruff among the Dunlin in the first four pics, the fifth is less clear so I am not sure if they are different birds. Golden Plover. Yes Green Sands.

thank you!

 

[Steve Lister]

I am just wondering if the 'Golden Plover' might be something rarer, but definitely not a Grey Plover.

 

[Otis tetrax]

I am just wondering if the 'Golden Plover' might be something rarer, but definitely not a Grey Plover.

such as? I cannot think of any other similar species. thanks

 

[Butty]

No curlew sandpipers.
6. Grey plover.

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello Otis tetrax,

I got the same strange feeling like Steve Lister and Steve Clifton.
There are many features strange/wrong for an European Golden Plover:

• a strange body shape with a small head
• zebra barred tertials

But I better stop as I have only seen one Pacific Golden Plover before and hope for others to jump in (yes, I would opt for an American Golden Plover if forced, a species I have never seen)

Do you have more pictures of this bird?

 

[Otis tetrax]

Hello Otis tetrax,

I got the same strange feeling like Steve Lister and Steve Clifton.
There are many features strange/wrong for an European Golden Plover:

• a strange body shape with a small head
• zebra barred tertials

But I better stop as I have only seen one Pacific Golden Plover before and hope for others to jump in (yes, I would opt for an American Golden Plover if forced, a species I have never seen)

Do you have more pictures of this bird?

Hi
sorry for my late reply. all the pics I have are the same, and the one I attached here is the 'best', because the bird was very static for several minutes, as I could only see it from the same side, before it drank a bit, moved behind some vegetation and it did not appeared afterwards (I left 30 minutes after it disappeared), so that's all I have!
best wishes

 

[Butty]

all the pics I have are the same, and the one I attached here is the 'best'

It's been said by many people many times on here, but... It's very often not the 'best' photo that can be the one that clinches an ID. So it is still definitely worth you adding more photos even if you happen to think they're 'worse'.

 

[Otis tetrax]

It's been said by many people many times on here, but... It's very often not the 'best' photo that can be the one that clinches an ID. So it is still definitely worth you adding more photos even if you happen to think they're 'worse'.

fair and good point! here are the other pics I got. thank you and best wishes