ML392565531
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Sounds
- Flight call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
Flight call of feeding bird repositioning along shoreline.
Observation details
Continuing bird found by the Brookmans. This individual was audio recorded by at least three observers on three different dates (see also https://ebird.org/checklist/S96786271 and https://ebird.org/checklist/S96799320). The call given was the less common “too-doo-weet”, which is very different to the call of Wandering (see Chandler 2009). Obviously a Tattler, being a short yellow-legged Tringa with a relatively heavy bill and overall grayish tones to the plumage. Principally separated from Wandering in plumage and structure by a combination of the following: Deeper based bill, with nasal groove extending just shy of half-way on this individual, bright supercilium in-front of the eye which almost meets at the forehead and notably extends behind the eye, zero primary projection beyond tail (usually longer in Wandering), four primaries visible beyond tertials (usually five in Wandering), upperparts pale brown-gray (not in any sense dark gray). Other supportive features are the extensive pale fringes to coverts and tertials (although showing wear), ageing this bird as a first-winter, the extensive pale area on the base of the lower mandible, and the presence of tarsus scales that are overlapping in the front and rear (usually front only in Wandering).
Technical information
- Recorder
- Roland R-07
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 563.6 KB