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[Plovers] ID please - Greater Sand Plover ?

ID please - Greater Sand Plover ?

Mai Po 24.4.2011
Could it be a Greater Sand Plover ?



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Correct!

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Original posted by Ronaldo at 29/04/2011 20:43
Correct!
Thanks, Ronaldo.

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Do you have any more photos of this bird?
It doesn't seem as large-headed and heavy-billed as is usual for Greater Sand Plover, and seems fairly small compared to the Redshank. I'm not sure to what extent this is due to posture but I think this may be an atrifrons-type Lesser Sand Plover.

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Original posted by ajohn at 30/04/2011 06:47
Do you have any more photos of this bird?
It doesn't seem as large-headed and heavy-billed as is usual for Greater Sand Plover, and seems fairly small compared to the Redshank. I'm not sure to what ex ...
Thanks, John, for commenting on the photos.  Here are a couple more but they are all from the same angle.  I hope they help.





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I still think it is a Greater Sand Plover. Size is quite large and in the new pictures, legs don't seem too dark.

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