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Old 17-09-09, 05:48 PM
phil baber phil baber is offline
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Originally Posted by clydebirder View Post
It's not obviously a Redshank, I can bring out red on most birds beaks using gamma, colour, contrast etc, The beak is still not right for Redshank, they're beak is proportianately shorter and stouter than Green Sandpiper. It's certainly got features consistant with Redshank which it may well be but not as definately as you suggest

cheers, John
Hmmn...shame that the red on the bill is already there then!

You must be seeing some funny Green Sands!
Do yours have streaking on the lower breast/upper belly like this bird?

A Redshank for definite certain.
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