ivantse 26/03/2012 19:05
Pintail/Swinhoe's Snipe or Common Snipe?
Thanks very much
26/3/2012 Long Valley
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brendank 26/03/2012 21:24
Think it's Swinhoe's/Pintail/Lantham's Snipe based on the rather thin dark eyeline between the bill and the eye. This tends to be thicker in Common Snipe.
cgeoff 27/03/2012 21:17
The contrast between the buff supercilium and the white below the eye indicates this is Common Snipe.
GeoffC
Beetle 28/03/2012 00:17
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The contrast between the buff supercilium and the white below the eye indicates this is Common Snipe.
GeoffC [/quote]
Do you mean that swinhoe's/pintail would be both buff?