Sandpiper

[Canoncan]

This guy was at Brighton today, seemed bigger than a semi-palmated, and not a least. It did have an overall buffy appearance. White Rumped, Bairds? Western? He was with a group of semi palmated Plovers.

[Lloyd]

I'm gonna go with Semipalmated. The dark legs and bill suggest that species. Great shot, by the way.

[raypye]

On White-rumped Sandpipers or Bairds Sandpipers the tip of the wing will extend past the tip of the tail.
On this bird the tip of the wing is shorter than the tip of the tail.
Rayfield Pye

[Canoncan]

I'm gonna go with Semipalmated. The dark legs and bill suggest that species. Great shot, by the way.

Thanks Lloyd it just looked larger than most semis I have seen. I will go with Semi and thanks.

[Canoncan]

On White-rumped Sandpipers or Bairds Sandpipers the tip of the wing will extend past the tip of the tail.
On this bird the tip of the wing is shorter than the tip of the tail.
Rayfield Pye

Thanks for the clarification Rayfield, I appreciate it.

[Iain]

To me, the wings appear to be extending past the tail in this photo.  The two wing tips are on top, with the light edge of the tail visible on the bottom and ending well before either wingtip.  This would suggest Baird's and a few comparisons with other photos on the web and in my guides haven't shown any evidence to rule this possibility out.  I'm not a shorebird expert by any means but this bird doesn't look stocky or plump enough to be a peep.

Iain

[Canoncan]

To me, the wings appear to be extending past the tail in this photo.  The two wing tips are on top, with the light edge of the tail visible on the bottom and ending well before either wingtip.  This would suggest Baird's and a few comparisons with other photos on the web and in my guides haven't shown any evidence to rule this possibility out.  I'm not a shorebird expert by any means but this bird doesn't look stocky or plump enough to be a peep.

Iain

That was my initial thought, which is why I thought Bairds' it seemed taller. Two Gentleman at Presquile said it was a Bairds. I am not sure now.

[Tyler]

iT'S A jUVENILE BAIRDS

Why

1) wing tips to go further back than tail. The 2 outer primaries and possibly the third in this photo are past the tail.
2) that breast on the birds is a typical breast plummage of a Bairds
2 ) lacks the dark cheek typical in juvenile and adult non breeding semipalmated sandpipers
4) the scaling, look at the wing coverts and back  it looks like a Bairds pattern and not a semipalmated

and 5) Nice picture

and peeps are not considered stocky they are considered small,  turnstones are stocky. As for the fluffy is all depends on how the bird is holding its feathers.  Any bird can look fluffy when it wants to.

[Canoncan]

iT'S A jUVENILE BAIRDS

Why

1) wing tips to go further back than tail. The 2 outer primaries and possibly the third in this photo are past the tail.
2) that breast on the birds is a typical breast plummage of a Bairds
2 ) lacks the dark cheek typical in juvenile and adult non breeding semipalmated sandpipers
4) the scaling, look at the wing coverts and back  it looks like a Bairds pattern and not a semipalmated

and 5) Nice picture

and peeps are not considered stocky they are considered small,  turnstones are stocky. As for the fluffy is all depends on how the bird is holding its feathers.  Any bird can look fluffy when it wants to.

 Thanks Tyler and everyone, I will go with Bairds.