ML218950121
Contributor
Jason Anderson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Mendefera
Debub, Eritrea
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Record shot of local rarity.
Observation details
2 birds noticed in flooded dry corn on edge of reservoir, resting with Common Snipe all around. Gave clear views and got a couple of poor photos. Both birds identical. First leg colour was noticed, clearly yellow. Then plainness of bird. Head had no markings on top. Light grey of throat and upper breast were noticed to contrast with white of belly. In order to confirm the species, I checked flight markings in field guide and then flushed the two birds. Sure enough, the upper tail was all white with no black. They called on flushing - typical plover call. Record accepted by Ash & Atkins 2009 Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea. London: Christopher Helm, p. 154.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon DIGITAL IXUS 40
- Focal length
- 17.4 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/4.9
- Shutter speed
- 1/400 sec
- Dimensions
- 2272 pixels x 1704 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.21 MB