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[Sandpipers] Broad-billed Sandpiper

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1^# A A A Post at 23/03/2010 21:37 Show author

Broad-billed Sandpiper

This is a crop from a much bigger file. I thought I was just getting Marsh Sandpipers.
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2^# A A A Post at 23/03/2010 23:29 Show author

Hi Neil, I think you have a Curlew Sandpiper amongst the Marshies.

Please check out the following link - Curlew and Broad-billed can look similar in winter plumage, but the structure and size are different:

http://orientalbirdimages.org/se ... _ID=&pagesize=1

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