Please help with wader ID

Hi birders

A friend of mine gave me explicit permission to use his photo to help in our quest to ID the bird. He is copied in the e-mail too.

See image here: http://amatteroflight.com/gallery2/d/7903-1/Untitled-1.jpg

There was a healthy discussion among a few of us and many are calling it a non-breeding Double-banded Plover. To me it does not appear right. The legs are black, the bill is longer and more tapered. A DbP should have yellowish legs and a far shorter bill when compared to body size. I don’t know, to me, the bird appears to be a Red-necked Stint.

Can any of you knowledgeable birders suggest what these two small birds in front of the godwits are?

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards

Akos

Akos Lumnitzer

www.amatteroflight.com

+61423144332

akos@amatteroflight.com

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2 comments to Please help with wader ID

  • Michael Tarburton

    Red-necked Stint for me also.

    Cheers

    Mike =================== Michael Tarburton tarburton.m@optusnet.com.au ===================

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  • John Wright

    Red-necked Stint, for me

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