OldTrapCollector 377 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Which one is it? I know what I think it is, but what do you think? OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,904 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 whimbrel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 whimbrel That's what I thought - any other opinions welcome OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stealthy1 3,964 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Curlew for me, Whimbrel has an eye stripe thats not showing on the pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 It is a Whimbrel,it has grey legs and the beak is de-curved near the end. Martin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HALTY LAD 92 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Im no expert on wimbrels but I see curlews a hell of a lot in the summer and it looks like one of this years curlews to me?? If I was confused, like Stealthy said, Id look for the stripey head of the wimbrel. So yeah, my gut feeling says young curlew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Think it may be curlew. Here are both birds. Crurlew bottom picture, (I think) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Well, no positive identification - it might well have been this year's bird, and it is moult time too ... I thought it was a whimbrel though, it just looked different from any curlew I have seen somehow OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
provarmint 25 Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Curlew, paler lower bill, softer plumage stripe. PV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 4,007 Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Think it may be curlew. Here are both birds. Crurlew bottom picture, (I think) irish lurcher you have me more confused lol, you have put both up and they look the same, would of said curlew but not so sure now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stealthy1 3,964 Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 C'mon, someone get scientific about about the identification of this Curlew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Its hard to be 100% when they is nothing to compare the size to something. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://bothwellmen.com/Curlew%2520Whimbrel.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bothwellmen.com/INDEX%2520FILE/INDEX_BIRDS_STUDY.htm&usg=__MoC8ANIa8KpjaWHPrfRn7pP5fqA=&h=900&w=1200&sz=205&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=kfm5ZuhlkqxTVM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=169&prev=/images%3Fq%3DCurlew%2Bwhimbrel%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1W1GGLL_en%26biw%3D1004%26bih%3D702%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=603&ei=itN4TMulBtSRjAfdy8jPCg&oei=itN4TMulBtSRjAfdy8jPCg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=69&ty=54 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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