Please ID, Olango Birds

[Sylvia Ramos]

Hi, please help me id these birds. These were taken this week in Olango.
Thanks a lot!

Bird #1 The bird on the right is a Bar Tailed Godwit. Is the bird on the left a Bar Tailed Godwit in breeding plumage? Its tail looks bar-less!


Bird #2 Same bird as in the first picture. It has a green leg band.


Bird #3 Are birds #3-5 the same kind of bird?


Bird #4


Bird #5 You can see the long, black bill.


Bird #6 Is this a Rufous Necked Stint?

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

Hello Sylvia,


My quick thoughts on these (no reference)

Bird #1: Bar-tailed Godwit in partial breeding plumage.

Bird #2: Bar-tailed Godwit also in partial breeding plumage. You mentioned “green” band. However, it appears that leg flags are “black over white”. This bird was probably flagged at Chongming Dao, China. I think the current positions of the leg flag reflects placement after April 2006. WOW congrats Sylvia, I need to go back to Olango again this week just for this bird!!!

Bird #3: Looks like a combination of Great Knots (partial breeding plumage), Curlew Sandpipers and Grey-tailed Tattlers.

Bird #4: Great Knots (partial breeding plumage)

Bird #5: Looks like Great knots too.

Bird #6: I have to see the books for the stint

Lets wait for the inputs from the experts in the forum.

Thanks for sharing.

Nilo

[Sylvia Ramos]

Thanks Nilo! The guide (I don't know his name!) was telling us about a bird with flags .. unfortunately I only got the gist of it since I don't understand Cebuano. So I'm not sure if he was talking about this bird or another bird. I think there was also another bird with flags that he spotted that wasn't in the guidebook. I think.

The green band is on the other leg .. in my other pictures I could see the color more clearly. Thanks for the info about the flags and band. Very interesting, I appreciate it!