It looks like a golden to me, Chris - it is too colourful to be a
grey. A grey would also look beefier.
Regards, Laurie.
On 07/10/2010, at 8:19 PM, Christopher Watson wrote:
Those of us living in deserts aren't so flash on wader ID. Can
anyone help
me with this one I found at the sewage ponds in Alice Springs today.
I'm 90% sure it is a Pacific Golden Plover, but looking in some of
the field
guides I almost think the bill is too chunky, the head a bit big,
the way
the pattern on the forward edge of the wing cuts up a little further
back -
perhaps could be a Grey Plover.
Can some wader savant out there give me a hand?
this is the flickr link
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Cheers
Chris Watson
Alice Springs
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