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Help! Pass constructive criticism by all means, but can anyone tell me what this is. My friend, who is a keen birder, says its a Ruffe in winter coat. My wife and I say he is wrong. We think it's a Sanderling or Knot, possibly juvenile in winter coat.
Original is rather sharper, as I was rather pleased. Shot near Cleethorpes on Thorpe Marsh. 50/500 at 500mm (800) resting on part open car window. Bird 6 metres away. Old 20D attached - I leave it on this lens for rapid use. Never sell old bodies, not worth it. ISO800, 1/160 @ f9 on aperture priority. Had to compress a lot as, even at 600 pixels the file from the old 20D at ISO800 was quite large.
Paul
| Camera: | Canon EOS 20D |
| Lens: | 50-500 Sigma. |
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| Title: | What is this? |
| Username: | 
paulbroad |
| Uploaded: | 28 Feb 2012 - 8:16 PM |
| Tags: | Bird, Identify., Pebble, Wader, Wildlife / nature |
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Im no birder, but spent some time looking this up. So my 2 pence worth is its a Ruff. I based this on the apparent fact that Sanderlings in Winter are almost white, and that you are much more likely to see a Ruff in Britain that a Sanderling.
Let the games begin..
W
Sorry, but your friend is right, it is a Ruff in winter plumage. Good shot !
Sanderlings are very easy to ID, being small, very pale with dark legs and beak, no rear toe. I see far more Sanderlings in winter than Ruff
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