Seaforth Wilson's Phal

[Jrhough1]

The apparent first-summer male Wilson's phal looks remarkably like the individual photographed in Gotland, Sweden last week:

http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.artportalen.se/artportalen/gallery/Image.aspx%3Frappsyst%3D0%26obsID%3D12433505%26ima geID%3D77215

Same bird??

More remakable is that five days later the same site had a female Wilson's Phalarope!

[JanJ]

I have come to the same conclusion as Julian - the Swedish bird - most probably a 1st summer male on 27.5 looks almost identical to the Seaforth individual, approx.one week later.

Swedish bird:

http://www.artportalen.se/artportalen/gallery/Image.aspx?rappsyst=1&obsid=12433505&imageID=77214

Seaforth: (Gavin Thomas)

http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20080604045034.jpg

and here on Stephen Menzies blog:
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http://menziebirding.blogspot.com/

The only difference, probably a minor difference, I can see (beware difficulties when judging images) is that the supercilium seems to reach to the rear of the eye in the Seaforth individual. Together with the upperparts pattern - the single dark rear scapular, makes the similarities quite remarkable.

JanJ