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Original posted by kpy2035 at 10/05/2016 21:37 
Thank you!
Cannot see cleary its bill and underparts. No experience with Nordmann's yet~
Even without the bill and underparts, it's possible to confirm this bird as a Nordmann's on the upperpart pattern. Some scapulars and tertials have dark centres with large white 'notches' on the side - these are typical breeding plumage features for Nordmann's Greenshank. Common would typically have grey-brown centres to the feathers with a narrow white fringe and usually some smaller black and white marks at the sides of the feathers.
This upperpart pattern is a useful feature to learn to pick out Nordmann's Greenshank.
