can anyone help with id's for these 4 seabirds

[the naturelover]

Sorry been on holls to cornwall. As a towny i'm pretty bad at sea birds. looked through my books but they all look prety similar. Can anyone give me the names of these 4 birds please? regards tn.

[david156]

Hi,

From left to right,
Sanderling
Cormorant
ringed plover
turnstone
and
turnstone

Cheers David

Sorry cormorant should be shag. I was taking more notice of the waders and didn't really look at this one properly!

[Adam Cheeseman]

sanderling
shag
ringed plover
turnstone
turnstone

cheers,

Adam

[Green Man]

Hi I would suggest, from left to right, sanderling, shag, ringed plover and turnstone (last two pics). Waders, the sanderling, ringed plover and turnstone, can be notoriously difficult, especially in moult and various stages of maturity. Nice selection of pics.

[RobS]

I always see these before I read the replies to see if I get them myself! Oooh 5 out of 5 tonight!

Rob S

[RKB]

The 'shag' does look a bit delicate but I think the gular patch and white colouring are a bit too extensive and favour cormorant. I'm not 100% on that image though.

[RobS]

Head shape did it for me, but you might be right.

To me a shag is just a remote possibility

Rob S

[the naturelover]

As always the expertise of wab members amazes me. Many thanks to you all for your help. regards tn.

[Picidae]

The 'shag' is a juvenile Cormorant. (Shags have a very different head shape with rounded head\steep forehead unlike Cormorants which have smooth sloping forehead with highest point at rear crown as can be seen in photo.).

juvenile shag here: http://www.birdforum.net/attachment....8&d=1259520186

Juvenile Cormorants often show a slimmer bill than adults.

here: Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo - image A18745 - ARKive

[thebeard]

agreed - i thought cormorant for sure!