Sand plovers in Guangdong , China (1 Viewer)

[beijingbabbler]

Hello! I saw these mixed sand and golden plovers today in a bay. I'm pretty sure photos 4 and 5 are tibetan sand plovers, and probably 6 and 7 also. For the first three I'm thinking that the lower bird is siberian, I'm just guessing based on the darker color since I usually see warmer colored tibetan SP. Thanks!

 

[kuzeycem]

Only seeing Tibetan here.

 

[johnallcock]

1-3 look like Greater to me - long bill, long patches at the breast sides, supercilium flared behind the eye, relatively small area of white on the forehead.
I agree with Tibetan for 4 and 6-7.

I find 5 tricky - these also look long-billed like Greater and I think the head pattern looks a bit better for that, but I'm not 100% sure if these are Greater or Tibetan (definitely not Siberian though).