ID help: Sandpiper

HI guys, It’s a Red Knot – the photos are a little overexposed so the highlights are washing out and hiding the markings on the rump. As Harry pointed out in one of the photos you can just make out the darkest rump speckling but the exposure is just hiding the remaining marks. You’re right about the Willet Stephen, the size, bill proportions and wing markings are not consistent (no black in under wing and upper primaries) with Willet. Allan Richardson Morisset NSW On 14/09/2013, at 4:35 PM, Harry Nyström wrote: > 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 <sjmurray3@bigpond.com> > >> 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 PM >> To: Stephen Murray; ‘Birding Aus’ >> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] ID help: Sandpiper >> >> Willet is the closest I can get…but, not sure re underwing!?! >> Chheers >> Peter >> >> —– Original Message —– >> From: “Stephen Murray” <sjmurray3@bigpond.com> >> To: “‘Birding Aus'” <birding-aus@vicnet.net.au> >> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:49 AM >> Subject: [Birding-Aus] ID help: Sandpiper >> >> >>> Hello all. Not an Australian bird (well, it could be), but I know plenty >>> of >>> you out there have a wealth of North American experience. I recently >>> photographed three waders flying over the sea off the coast of British >>> Columbia. The second two appear to be Dowitchers. The first has me >>> stumped. >>> It ought to be easy to ID as it has clear markings, and I have both the >>> overwing and underwing on the record shots. I must be missing something >>> obvious, and yes, I have consulted several field guides. >>> >>> Things to note: >>> >>> 1. Large size.almost as big as the Dowitchers. >>> >>> 2. Obvious white rump with greyish tips to tail >>> >>> 3. No foot projection. >>> >>> 4. Bold wing bar and blackish wingtips. >>> >>> 5. Straight medium length bill >>> >>> >>> >>> Any help would be much appreciated. >>> >>> Photos are here: http://www.pbase.com/sjmurray/unidentified >>> >>> Cheers Steve Murray >>> >>> =============================== >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >>> send the message: >>> unsubscribe >>> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >>> to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >>> >>> http://birding-aus.org >>> =============================== >>> >> >> >> >> =============================== >> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >> send the message: >> unsubscribe >> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >> to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >> >> http://birding-aus.org >> =============================== >> > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================