Shore birds in Darwin

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BajanAlan
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Shore birds in Darwin

East Point

SteveM
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Almost all Great Knots, with at least one Red Knot (slightly right of middle, mostly hidden, with brick red breast & shorter bill). Cheers, Steve

BajanAlan
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Thanks Steve

ihewman
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All Great Knots... Check bill size... GK bills are the same length as head and RK bills are shorter. Also one Marsh Sandpiper within that group.

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SteveM
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Sorry ihewman, you said "All Great Knots .....", but then go to say "also one Marsh Sandpiper". So not all Great Knots!. I'm interested in which one you think is the Marsh Sandpiper? And are you saying there are no Red Knots?

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That Red Knot is well camouflaged... It dodged my eye. With a closer look, you can see that the "Marsh Sandpiper" (above the GK that is next to the RK) turns out to be yawning non-breeding or female GK.

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