It's not easy to tell from the video stills, but maybe Broad-billed
Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)? This usually has a forked
supercilium, and has a straighter bill than Curlew Sand, drooping at
the tip. It's also a little smaller than Curlew Sand (Dunlin-sized).
GRUFF DODD
2 Clos Tawe, Barri, Cymru / Wales
Tel +44 (0)1446 720828
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Behalf Of
> Robert Inglis
> Sent: 29 October 2000 17:32
> To: birding-aus
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Mystery sandpiper
>
>
> Hello all,
> (especially the shorebird/wader experts)
>
> On Friday 27/10/2000 I spent some time practicing with my
> video camera by taping
> some scenes of birds at Woody Point, SE Qld, Australia.
> While reviewing the tape I noticed a sandpiper amongst the
> flock of Curlew
> Sandpipers that seems to be a bit 'different' to the others.
>
> I was struck by what appears to be a split supercilium and
> a somewhat different
> bill.
>
> Some images taken from frames of the video tape have been
> placed on a new page
> on my web site.
> The images can be viewed by going to:
> http://www.powerup.com.au/~inglisrc/mystery_bird.htm
>
> Constructive comments on possible identification are welcome.
>
> Should be interesting........
>
> The area where I saw the bird is approx 100 metres East of
> the Woody Point
> Jetty.
> Woody Point is on the Redcliffe Peninsula just to the north
> of Brisbane.
>
>
> Bob Inglis
> Woody point SEQld,
> 27 deg 15min S; 153 deg 5 min E
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