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Hi all
There has been debate elsewhere recently about the identification of assorted
Calidrids on the Azores, where Little Stint is a scarce migrant, Semipalmated
Sandpiper is a rarer visitor in autumn (about half as many records) and Western
Sandpiper is a less-than-annual vagrant.
I have seen a number of Semipalmated Sandpipers in the islands, which are the
most westerly outpost of the Western Palearctic, and at least two Little Stints,
as well as another small but rather long-billed calidrid. It is the identity of
this last bird which I'm currently soliciting opinions about; see the image on
my blog at www.birdingetc.com. Comments left so far favour Western over
Semipalmated (with one for Dunlin); I'd welcome more input from the seasoned
shorebird observers on this list as to what they think it is and why, so
comments on the blog would be welcome.
Thanks
Dominic Mitchell
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www.birdingetc.com
http://twitter.com/LondonBirds
www.birdwatch.co.uk
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