As John says none of the pictures from Lake Wollumboola are GSP at least when
considering likely Australian races. If we were overseas bird #1 would be
trickier.
The only GSP are in the bottom image and involves the two long-beaked birds in
the back.
Cheers,
D.
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> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:33:35 +0800
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Sand Plovers at Lake Wollumboola
>
> G'day Harvey et al.
>
> All the photos on your blog look like Lessers with the exception of a couple
> at the far bottom photo (which I don't think is from the lake?)
>
> There was at least one Greater Sand at the lake when I was there on 14th Jan,
> but I only saw Lessers on the 16th
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
> > From:
> > To: ; ;
> >
> > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:16:50 +1100
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Sand Plovers at Lake Wollumboola
> >
> > hey Harvey,
> > I just had a quick look at yr log - there's def some Greate SP's im there...
> > pic 12 shows a lome Greater om the right, rest look like Lesser's to me...
> > pic 11 is a Lesser for sure.
> > hope that helps a little...??
> >
> > cheers martim cachard, cairms
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:15:11 +1100
> > > From:
> > > To: ;
> > > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Sand Plovers at Lake Wollumboola
> > >
> > > With the spate of twitching of the White-rumped Sandpiper at Lake
> > > Wollumboola over the past three weeks, there have been quite a few reports
> > > of Lesser Sand Plovers there as well.
> > >
> > > After I posted on my blog about my trip there, I had an email from another
> > > Birding-auser who thought the sand plovers he had seen were Greaters, not
> > > Lessers. That crystalised a niggling doubt I had, so I had a closer look
> > > at
> > > my photos. I've now put up a second post with these photos and conclude
> > > that all the sand plovers I saw were in fact Greaters. At the risk of
> > > potential embarrassment, I'd love to hear from anyone who'd like to either
> > > confirm or shoot down my diagnosis...
> > >
> > > http://hdpphd.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/lake-wollumboola-sand-plovers.html
> > >
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > >
> > > Harvey
> > > Canberra
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