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Help identifying waterbird

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Subject: Help identifying waterbird
From: "Peter Shute" <>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:57:23 +1100
Could somebody please have a look at these photos to help identify this bird?  
It was seen in the Mount Saint Joseph Wetlands (Altona, Victoria) this morning. 
 It was wading around, knee deep, by itself.

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Apologies for the photo quality, especially the front and rear shots - it was a 
fair way away.

The best matches I can find in my books are juvenile Marsh Sandpiper and 
juvenile Wilson's Phalarope.  I can't believe it's the latter, but shouldn't I 
be able to see some white on its lower back if it's a Marsh Sandpiper?  I've 
seen neither before.

Peter Shute
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