ID Help - UK Gloucester (Slimbridge) (1 Viewer)

[SusieRuss]

Hi there,
I'm not experienced with British birds and was hoping someone could ID these two. The first I am guessing is a Willow Warbler. The second is a terrible photo (from a long distance) of a shorebird that seemed roughly the size of a lapwing. These were taken on July 28.
TIA!

 

[wheatearlp]

Hi,
The first is a Chiffchaff - dark legs, browner/ more olive upperparts than Willow Warbler. Can't comment on the wing-length in a pic from this angle.
The second is a Black-tailed Godwit.

 

[SusieRuss]

Thank you!!

 

[TicoTyler]

Hi,
The first is a Chiffchaff - dark legs, browner/ more olive upperparts than Willow Warbler. Can't comment on the wing-length in a pic from this angle.
The second is a Black-tailed Godwit.

Out of curiosity any tips for separating Black and Bar-tailed without seeing the tail?

 

[JayFeatherPL]

Out of curiosity any tips for separating Black and Bar-tailed without seeing the tail?

Bar-Tailed Godwit is shorter-legged and shorter-billed (but females have longer bills than males). The bill is up-curved, while the Black-tailed Godwit's bill is rather straight.

During breeding season males have red undersides (darker than Black-Tailed Godwits) while females don't have red at all and their breast is streaked. Additionally, the bill is (almost) completely black (Black-Tailed Godwits have orange bills with a black tip).

During non-breeding season, the uppersides are streaked, while Black-Tailed Godwits' uppersides are rather plain. Both godwits have bicoloured bills during non-breeding season (pink base, black tip).

Hope that helped

 

[TicoTyler]

Bar-Tailed Godwit is shorter-legged and shorter-billed (but females have longer bills than males). The bill is up-curved, while the Black-tailed Godwit's bill is rather straight.

During breeding season males have red undersides (darker than Black-Tailed Godwits) while females don't have red at all and their breast is streaked. Additionally, the bill is (almost) completely black (Black-Tailed Godwits have orange bills with a black tip).

During non-breeding season, the uppersides are streaked, while Black-Tailed Godwits' uppersides are rather plain. Both godwits have bicoloured bills during non-breeding season (pink base, black tip).

Hope that helped

Thanks! I'm prepping for a visit to Slimbridge next May and using the eBird photo quizzes. Everytime a Godwit shows up I'm left scratching my head.

 

[Swindon Addick]

Thanks! I'm prepping for a visit to Slimbridge next May and using the eBird photo quizzes. Everytime a Godwit shows up I'm left scratching my head.

At Slimbridge, black-tailed is pretty much certain to be there, especially on the South Lake but also other places. Bar-tailed is more occasional there, but it does show up.