ML21191811

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

One seen briefly, photographed. The photo has been posted on NSBS Facebook page and will be on my blog at https://capesablebirding.wordpress.co later. With a two Semipalmated Sandpipers and a few Semipalmated Plovers. The light was awful but I scoped the bird at around 130-50m range anyway. The bird was long billed, showing a clear downward turn in the last quarter, not very clear on the photos though. Structurally the bird was weighted forwards, being more front heavy looking that the accompanying Semi-p Sands. It appeared fairly uniformly grey/brown although colour was not easy to discern. There appeared to be some warmth about the wing coverts and perhaps a smudge on the ear coverts. Both legs and bill appeared black. The birds were present only for a few minutes before flushing for reasons only known the themselves.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 70D

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

ISO

500

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/640 sec

Dimensions

864 pixels x 585 pixels

Original file size

74.3 KB