Kentish Plovers at Oldbar (near Taree) NSW

["Edwin Vella" <>]

Andrew and others

 

Briefly, both birds had very distinct white collars and the main difference between the two is the supercilium. The adult bird had a supercilium that extended just beyond and over the eye and had noticeable dark lores while the juv. bird had a less distinct supercilum which barely went over and beyond the eye and less distinct lores. The adult bird look more neater in plumage than the juv. Myself and David Koffel had good views of both and had Red-capped Plovers side by side and these were about the same size as the KP's. Both KP's had a slightly longer and heavier black bill and longer dark legs than the Red-capped Plovers. We also had both Lesser Sand and Double-banded Plovers next to both KP's for comaprison and the later were much smaller birds ofcourse.

 

Apparently, a few others did see both Kentish Plovers.

 

Edwin