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Articles - Identification - Waders
ID tips: Sanderling, Little and Temminck's Stint and Common Sandpiper
Posted: 01 May 2013
In summer plumage, these small waders can be confusable, with hopeful birders taking Sanderling and Common Sandpiper for Little Stint and Temminck's Stint, respectively.
Baird's Sandpiper
Keith Vinicombe unravels the ID intricacies of separating Baird's Sandpiper from potential confusion species, White-rumped and Semipalmated Sandpipers and Little Stint.
Black-tailed and Bar-tailed Godwits
Black-tailed Godwit in flight reveals its striking black-and-white plumage, but a winter bird on the ground can be confusingly similar to Bar-tailed Godwit. Keith Vinicombe points out the differences.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Ruff
Is it Buff, or a Ruff? Juveniles of the latter are often mistaken for young Buff-breasted Sandpipers in autumn. Keith Vinicombe helps you clinch the real deal.
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Keith Vinicombe made the most of two rare opportunities to compare Hudsonian and Eurasian Whimbrels and puts the case for splitting them.
American and Pacific Golden Plovers
Vagrant American and Pacific Golden Plovers can be very difficult to separate from each other and from the more familiar European Golden Plover. Keith Vinicombe examines the differences.
Green and Wood Sandpipers
Among the earliest of the southward-bound waders, Green Sandpipers are sometimes mistaken for scarcer Wood Sandpipers. Keith Vinicombe points out their distinguishing features.