The bird looks more like Greater Sand Plover to me as well.
Denise
On 10/10/13 8:55 PM, "Greg and Val Clancy" <> wrote:
> It is hard to be sure from the photos but I suspect that the bird is a
> Greater Sand Plover as the head shape and bill length are more like that
> species. I look forward to seeing other opinions on the ID.
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> Regards
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> Greg
> Dr Greg. P. Clancy
> Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
> | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
> | 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960
> http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com
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> Lesser Sand Plover for me, Janine.
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> Paul Dodd
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> From:
> On Behalf Of Janine Duffy
> Sent: Thursday, 10 October 2013 7:29 PM
> To: Birding-aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Waders around Darwin
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> Birding-ausers
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> Forgive me for asking for your expertise once again. On a recent trip to
> Darwin we saw a few shorebirds/waders, and being novices in this department
> we would like some help with id.
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> Most particularly for a plover-ish type that I originally thought was a
> Sanderling, but it's been pointed out that the legs are too long and the
> beak not right. You will see it in the first four or five photos here,
> beside what we believe to be a Pacific Golden Plover in partial moult.
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> Go to:
> https://plus.google.com/photos/112756569112498336946/albums/5933029196140047
> 969
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> I've also included other photos of waders, including Bar-tailed Godwit,
> Eastern Curlew, Whimbrel, Greenshank with their id in the caption. If we
> have any of these wrong, please let me know too.
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> Thanks! Janine & Roger
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