Saturday 19 September 2009

Grey Plover ???


Photographed at Hayle Estuary
Posted by Unknown at 22:07
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6 comments:

  1. ShySongbird19 September 2009 at 23:48

    Living so far inland I'm not too familiar with water birds but looking through my books, if it is a Grey Plover it seems to be in its Winter plumage but I wonder if it could be the Golden Plover, again in Winter plumage. It seems a little early for Winter plumage in any bird though! Anyway I enlarged the photo and it is beautiful whatever it is :)

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  2. Monts20 September 2009 at 10:02

    Hi Trevor
    Great shot and nice to see the wintering migrants coming back.I do like the waders and wildfowl, well done

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  3. holdingmoments20 September 2009 at 14:24

    I'm pretty useless with wader ID; but that is an excellent picture.

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  4. Unknown20 September 2009 at 22:05

    Hi SSB.

    You could be right. I have left the image with a couple of experts and as yet they have not come back to me. It is obvious that there is a shadow of doubt so it could be either at the moment.
    I agree with your comment about the plumage ...it does seem a little early.

    Thanks for the nice comment.

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  5. Unknown20 September 2009 at 22:08

    Hi Monts.

    We are getting a steady influx of waders and wildfowl at the Par site and expect a lot more in the coming months.

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  6. Unknown20 September 2009 at 22:11

    Thanks Keith.

    I confess I am the same...Gulls, Waders and Wildfowl I am hopeless at identifying. But we can only improve.

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