
The first is a small calidrid sandpiper with a shortish downward-curved bill.

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The second is potentially even more interesting - the large, pale-mantled tern on the left of the picture with a mostly yellow, black-tipped bill!
Before I say what I think they are, I thought it would be interesting to hear other people's opinions!
5 comments:
Heeeee Chinese Crested Tern ah :)
Non-breeding Dunlin?
Tern is difficult although a very wild guess & far-fetched one is immature River Tern?
Hi Dave, Dunlin for the first pic. My guess for this strange looking tern is Chinese Crested, but the nape is not dark.
Cannot be Chinese Crested. You would have jumped into your car and headed to Kapar immediately. How about non-breeding River Tern. Out of range.
Sound logic Tun Pin!
Dave
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