Mars

Please advise what are these two birds.

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27/03/2017 22:17

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27/03/2017 22:17

tmichael

Both are Curlew Sandpipers moving into breeding plumage.

In winter plumage they are quite similar to Dunlin, especially in this region, where that species has a longer bill than in some other parts of the world, but in breeding plumage they are quite unmistakeable.

Mars

Thank you very much. It is very difficult to distinguish these shore birds especially when they are transiting to their breeding colors.

[ Last edited by Mars at 28/03/2017 23:37 ]