Eurasian Curlew

This one I also made last week during my stay in Lelystad(NL)
I've seen only one of this species that day.
I did crop the picture so it looks more like a pano.
Please let me know how you think about it.

Thanks in advance.

Tom,

I do like the treatment, but are you sure that this isn't a whimbrel? The reason I ask the question is that dark eye stripe is rather pronounced, even if the eye itself has a white ring around it. Probably just me getting the two confused again - it wouldn't be the first time!

David

A little lost in the frame for me and I would consider cloning out the D’lions, looks like a Whimbrel.

Hello David and Ray,
I was not sure myself. I'm still not sure :)
I did compare picture of both birds (Whimbrel and Curlew) but I could not decide.
In dutch they have almost the same name (Wulp en Regenwulp) and because the Whimbrel is les common I did choose for the Curlew.
I'll do some more investigation, and if I know the correct name I'll post it here.

Thanks.
Grt. Tom

it's a whimbrel, It has all the diagnostic features, dark cap, eye stripe, bill shape.

Another good "Jiz" method when comparing similar plumaged birds of different sizes is to compare the size of the eye in relation to the skull. Looks a large eye ratio here re-inforcing that it is a medium sized not large sized wader.. This method works particulalrly well for greater and lesser yellowlegs which are quite difficult to tell apart in photos.

Tom

What I think you are looking for is

Wulp = Numenius arquata = European Curlew

Regenwuulp = Numenius phaeopus = Whimbrel

I have a table which tabulates and compares different languages for birds names.

If you would like a copy of the tale(s), send me an e-mail by which I can attach an attachment and send a copy back to you.

My e-mail is 2ray@f2s.com

Hello all,

Thanks for helping determing this bird. I asked some help on a dutch forum and they also agree that this is not a Curlew (Wulp) but a Whimbrel (Regenwulp). So thanks for correcting me in these matter.
The problem is I'm a photographer with an interest for nature and not biologist who is making pictures. So I have a lack of biological knowledge. But today the lack heas become smaller :)
Thanks again.

Hi Tom.
Pleased we have got the ID right,i like the coposition of the picture please's me to look at it.

Keith.

I was going to say "Its only a Puppet" but you may not have got that one Tom.
Whimbrel it is.
It does look a little tiny and because there is a vast expanse of grasses it doesn,t quite work for me.

Major.