Sandplover in the States

[Ian May <>]

This link worked for me. 
http://www.sunbittern.com/id-sandplovers.html
And yes, I reckon its a Greater too.  The legs of a Lesser nearly always 
appear finer, almost spindly compared to the strong thicker legs of Greater.
Regards


Ian May
St Helens Tas.
currently at Price SA.

0428337956





Russ Lamb wrote:

> For those of you interested in helping  American birders ID this 
> sandplover, get some help by going to 
> http://sunbittern.com/id-sandplovers.html  Local SEQ birder and Bribie 
> Island/Pumicestone Passage habitee Trevor Ford has created a wonderful 
> website of the region he knows so well, and has created a clear and 
> practical ID guide aimed at distinguishing between Lesser and Greater 
> Sandplovers. Check it out, remembering that Trevor's guide compares 
> races in Australia, and the Virginian bird is posssibly(probably) of a 
> different race.
>         And I reckon it's a Greater.
>
> Russ Lamb, Maleny,SEQ