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Confusing waders at NSW

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1# A A A Post at 17/09/2011 09:27  Show all
Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper??

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2# A A A Post at 18/09/2011 22:40  Show all
Interesting. "Cox's Sandpiper" was first noted in Australia in the early 1980s and was later proved to be a hybrid between male Pectoral Sandpiper and female Curlew Sandpiper.

Quite what a juv "Cox's Sandpiper" looks like c.f. a juv Curlew Sandpiper is something I'm not sure about. But I would be interested to know why this is not just a juv Curlew Sandpiper.

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3# A A A Post at 19/09/2011 10:53  Show all
My understanding is that Sharp-tailed Sand would have a shorter bill, a rufous crown and rufous fringes on at least some of the upperpart feathers.

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