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Digiscoped
In yesterday's sunlight, roosting godwits looked like burnished copper.
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Digiscoped
In this morning's gloom everything looks flat.
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The appearance of a marauding Brahminy Kite causes the flock to take flight with a roar of wings.
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Digiscoped
A flock mainly of Common Redshanks and Terek sandpipers is crammed into one corner of the pond.
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Digiscoped
There seem to be two races of Redshanks here - 'craggi' on the right, and possibly 'terrignotae' on the left.
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Discerning clearcut examples of Whimbrel races is less straightforward. There seem to be many degrees of intergrade between the barred underwings of 'variegatus' and the white underwing coverts of 'phaeopus'.
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This one seems to be firmly in the 'variegatus' camp!
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A picture of the upperwing for good measure.
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Digiscoped
Simon picked out this odd individual from among the 1,900 Whimbrels present. The pattern was the same on both sides of the head.
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On our way back, we passed this photogenic Crested Serpent-Eagle by the side of the road. A good way to end a memorable two and a half days birding!
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