Saturday, October 19, 2019

NONBREEDING COMMON REDSHANK, TAGUS ESTUARY,LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/29/2019

   We can ID this sandpiper as a nonbreeding Common Redshank ( Tringa totanus) as follows:
  • Brown upperparts, head and neck
  • Whitish underparts, spotted at flanks
  • Red legs
  • Straight bill is red towards base and black towards tip

   The Common Redshank is a new species in our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 923.





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