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26-05-2011, 06:28 PM
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A flikr contact needs an ID. I have his permission to put it on here, can any one clear it up? thanks Is this a Whimbrel? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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26-05-2011, 06:56 PM
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Whimbrel for me. |
26-05-2011, 07:02 PM
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Looks good for Whimbrel
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26-05-2011, 07:06 PM
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Notoriously difficult.
I'm not convinced, could well be juvenile/female curlew.
I dont think there's enough detail to be 100%
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26-05-2011, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by diggleken  Notoriously difficult.
I'm not convinced, could well be juvenile/female curlew.
I dont think there's enough detail to be 100%
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The bill looks classic Whimbrel to me. |
26-05-2011, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 The bill looks classic Whimbrel to me. | Not to me it doesn't.
I see a Curlew in the link. |
27-05-2011, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 Whimbrel for me. | Me too. |
27-05-2011, 11:43 AM
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Whimbrel for me the bill is not as long or curved as a curlew 
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Originally Posted by faz Whimbrel for me the bill is not as long or curved as a curlew | Bill length is very variable in both species, with males (and juveniles) tending to have much shorter bills than adult females. IMO the length and shape of the bill on this bird is entirely within the normal variation for Eurasian Curlew - including the gradual curve from base to tip (Whimbrels often look more like they have flown into something because the bill starts off relatively straight before curving strongly downwards just after the mid point).
A number of other features point towards Curlew, including the very plain head, and the feet projecting beyond the end of the tail. |
28-05-2011, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by RoyW Bill length is very variable in both species, with males (and juveniles) tending to have much shorter bills than adult females. IMO the length and shape of the bill on this bird is entirely within the normal variation for Eurasian Curlew - including the gradual curve from base to tip (Whimbrels often look more like they have flown into something because the bill starts off relatively straight before curving strongly downwards just after the mid point).
A number of other features point towards Curlew, including the very plain head, and the feet projecting beyond the end of the tail. | i bow to your better birding skills 
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