ML23988281

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Juv. Lots of photos. A medium-small Calidrid. Black legs. The scaly appearance of the wings is what mostly caught my eye. Bill black, rather long, slender near tip and slightly drooping. Photo posted to B.C. Rare Bird Alert website. Found at low tide. Completely alone with no other shorebirds for a hundred meters. Bill tucked into mantle most of the time and bird only moved head out to see me when I got too close (which finally clinched the I.D.). White rump apparent from behind. Bird left resting, never flushed. No one here to twitch it though! An apparent Curlew Sandpiper was reported by Peter Hamel and Margot Hearne about 2 weeks ago at the north end of the islands. Apparently only 10 previous records for B.C. and NONE SINCE 1993 according to R. Cannings.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

Lens

EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

ISO

1250

Focal length

420 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/8000 sec

Dimensions

5184 pixels x 3456 pixels

Original file size

6.93 MB