ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

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richardf
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby richardf » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:08 pm

Mongolian Dotterel
Scott Bartlam
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby Scott Bartlam » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:15 pm

Immature Banded Dotterel.
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ledzep
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby ledzep » Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:01 pm

Juvenile Banded Dotterel.
I'm not confident to go with anything more exotic. Too small and bill not large enough for a juvenile NZ Dotterel. Not a non-breeding Large Sand Dotterel, and whilst there are similarities to a Mongolian Dotterel I don't think this bird is leggey enough. The white edges to the wing feathers also suggest juvenile Banded Dotterel. The bill is quite thick though.
michaelgreeny
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby michaelgreeny » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:50 pm

Mongolian Dotterel ... Hopefully
Eila
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby Eila » Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:32 pm

Mongolian dotterel
ian smith
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby ian smith » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:10 pm

A Sand Plover. Doesn't look that big, possibly because it is hunched up (on a shell bank at Miranda?). Due to bill size and shape, leg length and (particularly) leg colour, a Greater Sand Plover.
Ross Silcock
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby Ross Silcock » Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:47 pm

Lesser Sand-Plover. Basic adult. Fairly stout dark bill, dark lores, short tibia, greenish legs.
molesunlimited
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby molesunlimited » Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:01 pm

Large Sand Dotterel
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Shane McPherson
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby Shane McPherson » Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:30 am

proportionately shorter legs and bill suggest

Mongolian Dotterel
Charadrius mongolus
igor
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Re: ID Challenge #2 - closes 14 August 2010

Postby igor » Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:29 am

Greater sand plover

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