Thanks Evan. Very informative response! I rarely get to do anything with
migratory
waders.....mostly boring semi-rural sites in south-east queensland!
Simon
Quoting Evan Beaver <>:
> Sorry Simon I don't agree. I've only seen one, and had to check the
> ID
> notes, but it does look different to the one I saw.
> 1. Solid grey upper parts look right
> 2. The underparts do not appear 'heavily barred', but that seems to
> vary for this species
> 3. 'Finely streaked face', probably not
> 4. But, the 'eye line is long and dark'
> 5. Long straight black bill and white eye ring both right
> 6. 'Dull yellow legs', not quite, I'd say they're quite bright
> yellow,
> but the Grey's legs are generally quite dull .
>
> The other key ID feature I've found is "wing tips project far beyond
> the tail when at rest", which doesn't seem to be the case with this
> bird, though it's hard to tell from the pic. Maybe a re-observation
> in
> the field of this characteristic would nail it for you? So I'm not
> prepared to commit from this photo, but it's definitely close!
>
> Have a look at this link too.
> www.wwf.org.au/publications/shorebird-ID-sheets-2007.pdf
>
> Hope this was in some way helpful.
>
> EB
>
> On 7/24/08, Simon Muirhead <> wrote:
> > I have seen this solitary wader on a number of occasions between
> Currumbi=
> n and snapper Rocks the last two months. Though migratory waders
> aren't my =
> area, I believe it is a wandering tattler?
> >
> >
> http://www.redbubble.com/people/gcfanta/art/1429902-1-wandering-tattler
> >
> >
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