Zanzibar Shorebird Quiz

Wow, we timed the tide  just right at the beach below our backpackers hostel south of Paje on the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania last week. The photo above seems to contain five species, a relatively easy quiz given the location and time. To help out, I’ve excised the ones I found and uploaded them below:

Shorebird 1

Shorebird 2

Shorebird 3

Shorebird 4

Shorebird 5

 

Have fun!

5 comments add yours

  1. Hi !
    Shorebird 1 : Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cireneus)
    Shorebird 2 : Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
    Shorebird 3 : Lesser Sand Plover (Chardrius mongolus)
    Shorebird 4 : Sanderling (Calidris alba)
    Shorebird 5 : Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
    All right ? 🙂
    Best wishes for 2012
    Olivier

  2. Cool Rich… that’s how we also see the 5 species here, in non-breeding plumages… However, last winter some birds stayed longer than ever and we got the chance of photographing some guys in breeding galas by the very first time!…

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