20 Jul 2015

Is it or is it not ??

a black-tailed Godwit .
I find waders the most difficult group of birds to identify . You need to understand the wing patterns ,head and the bill shape  and the length of the leg .
The photographs here show a relatively long ,thin bill .
 Bills vary greatly in length ,thickness and  straightness among different species .
To begin with the bill is much longer in the photograph . Finally ,
I have come to the conclusion that it is Black -tailed Godwit .
 Keeping my fingers crossed 
 that I have got this  right ... 


Happy birding ..

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