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Good one Snappy.

Willpar wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 8:21 amGood one Snappy.

Thanks William

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) - Left, Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) - Right,

Photo taken at: WWT Welney, Norfolk https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/welney/


Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) - Left, Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) - Right, by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information:
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/ruff
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildl ... led-godwit

Oh wow we getting treated to 2 birds today...ahh so that's what a Ruff looks like close up, the one at the Haugh is always miles away!!! Godwit looks so smart in is summer plumage...Nice photo SM

Linda257 wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 7:54 am Oh wow we getting treated to 2 birds today...ahh so that's what a Ruff looks like close up, the one at the Haugh is always miles away!!! Godwit looks so smart in is summer plumage...Nice photo SM

Thanks Linda I think only the second time I have knowingly photographed a ruff, seemed to be quite a few about. I don't see many Godwit, lucky dip if it is black or bar-tailed.

SnappyMac wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:01 am

Linda257 wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 7:54 am Oh wow we getting treated to 2 birds today...ahh so that's what a Ruff looks like close up, the one at the Haugh is always miles away!!! Godwit looks so smart in is summer plumage...Nice photo SM

Thanks Linda I think only the second time I have knowingly photographed a ruff, seemed to be quite a few about. I don't see many Godwit, lucky dip if it is black or bar-tailed.

Apparently if you're clever, the length of leg above the knee gives it away... short length is Bar-Tailed, longer length is Black-Tailed... I'm not clever, so it's a lucky dip for me too

Nice photo

"Hey Mr/Mrs.Godwit can you just stand still for a mo and lift yer leg oot the watter so I can try measure your leg length to correctly identify you ...please ".....tae hell way that its just a Godwit for me

Very nice Snappy.

PimperneBloke wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:05 am Apparently if you're clever, the length of leg above the knee gives it away... short length is Bar-Tailed, longer length is Black-Tailed... I'm not clever, so it's a lucky dip for me too

Nice photo

Thanks PB I will have to try and get them side by side...

Willpar wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:45 am Very nice Snappy.

Thanks William