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Teesmouth Bird Club

General Category => Identification Tips and Questions => Topic started by: Eddie H on August 22, 2012, 01:15:48 PM

Title: Redshank or ........
Post by: Eddie H on August 22, 2012, 01:15:48 PM
Guys,

  Spotted this rather lean looking Redshank this morning on the Headland beach. Looking at my books, is this actually a SPOTTED Red Shank ?
Title: Re: Redshank or ........
Post by: Eddie H on August 22, 2012, 01:29:21 PM
Same bird, much better shot.
Title: Re: Redshank or ........
Post by: IanF on August 22, 2012, 02:02:35 PM
Common Redshank I'm afraid. Spotted Redshank is larger and has a much longer bill, plus instead of white eyering it has a white stripe through the eye, most obvious  between the eye and bill.
Title: Re: Redshank or ........
Post by: Eddie H on August 22, 2012, 02:23:32 PM
Ah,

  Cheers Ian. Thought it would be strange that I actually spotted a rare bird.

Eddie
Title: Re: Redshank or ........
Post by: Keith Ryan on August 22, 2012, 07:07:18 PM
That's a bit negative Eddie, keep looking, you'll get your rare bird eventually.
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