Wader id

["Graham Etherington" <>]

Yep, Ruddy Turnstone. The leg colour is a good pointer in the first
photo. It's in winter-plumage (or should I say non-breeding plumage).
You can tell this by the lack of white around the head and the dark
back with little sign of chestnut.
Cheers,
Graham Etherington

On 7/24/06, David Cameron <> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
>   Yesterday while looking for OBP's I spotted a wader I'm having trouble 
> identifying. It was amongst a small flock of Red-capped plovers. Because of the 
> reddish legs/size etc my guess is its an overwintering Ruddy Turnstone. Some 
> very ordinary photos can be found here: 
> http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/cammo57/web/wader.html
>   and here: http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/cammo57/web/wader2.html
>
>   Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>   Cheers,
>
>   David Cameron
>   Hamilton
>
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