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Subject: Pintail/Swinhoe's Snipe or Common Snipe? [Print This Page]

Author: ivantse Time: 26/03/2012 19:05 Subject: Pintail/Swinhoe's Snipe or Common Snipe?

Thanks very much
26/3/2012 Long Valley

Author: brendank Time: 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.

Author: cgeoff Time: 27/03/2012 21:17

The contrast between the buff supercilium and the white below the eye indicates this is Common Snipe.

GeoffC

Author: Beetle Time: 28/03/2012 00:17

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Original posted by cgeoff at 27/03/2012 21:17
The contrast between the buff supercilium and the white below the eye indicates this is Common Snipe.

GeoffC

Do you mean that swinhoe's/pintail would be both buff?

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