couple of birds for ID

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Well done Julian,

 

Or at least baring the possibility of something rare, and assuming that the bird 2 is a little bird, on the likelihood that they are something common, they perfectly match Curlew Sandpiper and Red-necked Stint. I can also suggest that though the beaks look different (and a different pattern on the feathers), is a pretty good indication that they are not the same species.

 

Philip

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Teh [
Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2013 11:00 AM
To: Margaret Leggoe
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Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] couple of birds for ID

Hi Margaret,

I'm pretty sure bird 1 is a curlew Sandpiper, and bird 2 is a red-necked stint :)

Cheers,

Julian Teh

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On 20/02/2013, at 10:58 AM, "Margaret Leggoe" <> wrote:

I’m just filing some old photos and haven’t got IDs for these yet, even though I shot them at Werribee in Dec 2011.  I suspect they are both the same species, though the beaks look different.  Perhaps this is the different angle from which they were photographed.

Many thanks

Margaret Leggoe

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