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posted February 24th, 2010; last edited April 9th, 2010 –– David Sibley

A second odd sandpiper from Thailand

I recently posted about an apparent hybrid sandpiper in Thailand. A few days earlier on the same trip (7 Feb 2010) I had seen another odd sandpiper that didn’t fit any known species. As I’ve worked on this post I feel safe ruling out Curlew Sandpiper, and the only things wrong for Dunlin are the [...]

posted February 23rd, 2010; last edited April 9th, 2010 –– David Sibley

An apparent hybrid sandpiper in Thailand

On 14 Feb, 2010, while watching Spoon-billed Sandpipers at Pak Thale, Thailand, I observed a small sandpiper that did not fit any known species. I assume it is a hybrid, but I don’t know what species might be involved. It was in view twice for a total of only about 10 minutes, and I was [...]