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#69616
Thankfully I had one knowledgeable fella helping me with the ID's. Now I think I could identify them most times. We spent a lot of time discussing the subtle differences in markings [eye stripe etc] but never talked about bill length! It's quite noticeable [see pics]

Sharp-tailed
ImageSandpiperSharpTailed4 by BirderBert, on Flickr

Pectoral
ImageSandpiperPectoral2 by BirderBert, on Flickr

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