Shorebird Identification made EASY...well, easier.

[camnature]

Thank you so much for you presentation sir. Really nice to see your video. Sometimes, I am struggle with all of these. Cheers.
We have a lot from Australasian Flight Way.

[TheDutchBirder]

I would say that 'turnstone' is a sanderling moulting to winter plumage

[birdman]

U Rock MrBob, keep up the quality content😉

[miguelalfonsoalvanflores]

Nice educational and funny video. I enjoyed it so much! Warm regards from Peru!

[timothylabrecque]

This is perfect, i just finished up at Kettle Cove in Portland and had no idea what anything was. Pretty sure there were semipalmated plovers and a mix of sandpipers(no idea what kind until i review the footage) thanks alot Bob!

[timothywalker]

Yes, please more tips and tricks to ID peeps and bigger shorebirds.

[donaldmcgeorge]

Very good thanks. I'm going to be in Maine in June so am enjoying and learning from your videos. My sense of humour

[roymeljoturrentine]

Enjoying these...just discovered your videos! 🐦👍👍

[mituldesai]

Very well explained Sorebirds....Liked...

[naturalismundi]

I do like humility, it is refreshing. Fall shorebirds, along with the age differences and seasonal plumage require careful observation. I often tell photographers that if they shoot video they are more likely to get a correct ID, since to listers, and extreme birders, the ID is of prime importance. Good clean video, as well as good audio. May head up to South Bristol next week. Migrations of shorebirds? One of my favorite times of the year.

[sferguk]

Great vid very educational...even if I stay in the UK.

[rubenbarone]

Hi. I agree with Dutchbirder, the supposed Ruddy Turnstone shown in the video is in fact a Sanderling. A Big error. But the video is very nice and useful...

[npwalker]

It was a quick look at that weird ruddy; -the legs looked dark and bill looked slighter than most. Maybe a young female?
Also, thanks for sharing your hot spots. Love it up there. Those mudflats are impressive.

[TamaraMTL]

You lost me at the three different gulls 😅

[ChuckDarwin]

You know I'd say the pair that's most troublesome for me is sanderlings and semipalmated sandpipers - they are both less brown and more gray than the rest of their cousins, with dark legs and short thick slightly drooping bills. The size is pretty different but that can be tough when there's nothing to compare to, right... So what else can be a key for separating these two that i might be missing?

[karinaavila]

I don't think it is a Turnstone. Looks like a Sanderling.