What waders... awful pic (1 Viewer)

[delia todd]

I took this at Ocean Beach, Western Australia in November 2019. Pretty sure the two wee ones on the right are Red-necked Stint and Red-capped Dotterel, but the two on the left, think one is a Ruddy Turnstone, but just can't work out the other.

Any ideas? A very distant image, I've only cropped a very little.

 

[bhutjoe]

Hi Delia, I was wondering if the left most is a common sandpiper, seems to have the white stripe by the shoulder. Sorry, not even a guess to the other.
steve

 

[MacNara]

I'll take the Red-capped Dotterel. The other three look the same to me (any apparent size difference just apparent). I can't see any Ruddy Turnstone.

 

[delia todd]

Hi Delia, I was wondering if the left most is a common sandpiper, seems to have the white stripe by the shoulder. Sorry, not even a guess to the other.
steve

Thanks Joe

On my pc the left-most one appears to have a black breast and those lovely orangey legs of a turnstone. But I see, now, what you mean by that white shoulder strip. More visible when I click for magnify on this picture.

 

[bhutjoe]

hi Delia, I see what you mean by the dark breast but perhaps that is shadow? As MacNara said, none of the waders look like turnstones to me but I have very little experience with them so can't really help on that score.

 

[delia todd]

I'll take the Red-capped Dotterel. The other three look the same to me (any apparent size difference just apparent). I can't see any Ruddy Turnstone.

The one second from the right could well be another RN Stint, I just couldn't make it out really, just hoped others with more seaside experience could.

Thanks MacN

 

[mjh73]

3 RNS and a Red capped Dot. for me.
Any apparent difference between the RNS due to bright light/strong shadow I think.

 

[delia todd]

3 RNS and a Red capped Dot. for me.
Any apparent difference between the RNS due to bright light/strong shadow I think.

OK Thanks MJH