White collared plover #5

[knightl <>]

Following on from part 4

As to people's interpretation of the birds in the photographs, I have 
sent a less cropped shot to Tom for his website ( 
http://www.aviceda.org/abid/newimages.php )  , which shows a 
considerably larger plover to the left of the two plovers that people 
are referring to.  I think the white collared plover is more likely to 
be a lesser sand than a greater.
Ultimately given the wide variation in wader plumage, and corresponding 
variation in terms of people's interpretation of what they see, wader 
identification is a subjective process where people make definitive 
statements at their peril.
Regards, Laurie

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