Hi Steve, This looks like a Red Knot to me. The rump can appear quite pale when not in alternate plumage, and I feel the wing bar is too broad for Great Knot, which would be a first for BC/Canada as far as I’m aware. Although not as common off the BC coast as many … Read more
How about a Great Knot? I’m fairly sure I see e.g. some darker dotting in the white rump/uppertail coverts. Never seen one, so it’s a long shot, but it was the first thing on my mind. -Harry 2013/9/14 Stephen Murray > Thanks for the replies so far guys. I did consider Willet, but I don’t … Read more
If Jon who I met on the Sydney Pelagic today reads this, could you please send me your e-mail address? I tried to send the albatross pictures but the message failed, so I must have written your address down incorrectly. Thanks Andy Wood =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in … Read more
It is useful to see the discussion about how similar these two species are. As is reference to the earlier Wingspan article. I wonder as to the importance of identifying the species in these photos. Comments suggest the photos aren’t great comparison and don’t include calls. Neither (or even the 1) individual will ever be … Read more
Thanks for the replies so far guys. I did consider Willet, but I don’t think the bird is big enough. Also it has a pale underwing. Red knot would be closer to the size, but doesn’t have pure white rump. Cheers Steve Murray —–Original Message—– From: Peter Madvig [mailto:madvig@iprimus.com.au] Sent: Saturday, 14 September 2013 12:55 … Read more