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IDs please

I may have attached several pix of same species, please excuse me for me being poor at recognizing sandpipers 3551y29445

[img]http://bbs.cbw.org.cn/data/attachment/forum/201404/06/152014529vod9p1m4ddo9p.jpg[/img]

[img]http://bbs.cbw.org.cn/data/attachment/forum/201404/06/152012hu0uq55o02rrik56.jpg[/img]
A common sandpiper?

[img]http://bbs.cbw.org.cn/data/attachment/forum/201404/06/152010enjzr1y7emyvee7z.jpg[/img]

[img]http://bbs.cbw.org.cn/data/attachment/forum/201404/06/15200800tq5n00eiep3ece.jpg[/img]
How many kinds of sandpipers are in the pic?

[img]http://bbs.cbw.org.cn/data/attachment/forum/201404/06/152004iejnsddttzdaggxn.jpg[/img]
Common greenshanks?

[img]http://bbs.cbw.org.cn/data/attachment/forum/201404/06/152002derehdchlzvjcpto.jpg[/img]

[img]http://bbs.cbw.org.cn/data/attachment/forum/201404/06/151959rdasghkjuduy0rrf.jpg[/img]
Is the brown one curlew sandpiper?

[img]http://bbs.cbw.org.cn/data/attachment/forum/201404/06/1519545cgatxrxs5g9cg8t.jpg[/img]

[[i] Last edited by KerrPan at 7/04/2014 07:08 [/i]]

P1: You can see that the wader showed [color=Red]spotted on its back. Prominent supercilium.[/color] This is [b]Wood Sandpiper[/b]
P2: [color=Red]Brown above, white beneath, with sharply demarcated brown area on upper breast[/color]. Showed typical structure of a [b]Common Sandpiper[/b]
P3: [color=Red]Yellowish-green legs with rather long tibia. Greyish above and white beneath.[/color] This two birds should be [b]Common Greenshank[/b].
P4: There are several species of waders in this picture. The birds showed a rather [color=Red]bigger size[/color] in this photo should be [b]Common Greenshank[/b]. Those characters of CGSh I mentioned before. The birds with [color=Red]red legs[/color] should be [b]Common Redshank[/b].[color=Red]Brown or greyish-brown upperpart[/color] showed in this picture also the other character for id the [b]Common Redshank[/b]. If you can see the bill of this species, it will showed a [color=Red]thick and straight red-colored bill[/color]. Another bird with [color=Red]greyish upper part and relatively long, fine bill[/color] should be [b]Marsh Sandpiper[/b]. The birds with [color=Red]brownish tone on their upperpart and breast[/color] should be breeding plumage of [b]Curlew Sandpiper[/b].
P5: Yes
P6: As I mentioned before, I think that you know what is this
P7: I think you mean the bird in the right hand side of the picture. This is a [b]Curlew Sandpiper[/b]. We can see some other Curlew Sandpiper showed more non-breeding plumage in this picture. In Spring that we can find many of wader molting to breeding plumage, I think this will make confusion to many people.
P8: Also, I think you will know this bird.

Very clear and professional explanation, thank you very much 3551d5f02ecd445 3551d5f02ecd445

P5 shows 4 Common Greenshanks and one Marsh Sandpiper (the bird in the middle): very fine bill and 'open' facial expression (more whitish).

Is it also a marsh sandpiper?

[[i] Last edited by KerrPan at 8/04/2014 07:25 [/i]]

Marsh Sandpiper ?

Yes, it is.