Long-billed Dowitcher

29 cm. Very similar to Short-billed Dowitcher, but stands taller and has a longer bill. Best identified by short sharp call compared to softer three-note whistle of Short-billed. In non-breeding plumage grey-brown above with white triangle on lower back in flight, rump and tail finely barred white. Below breast pale grey-brown contrasting with whiter belly, flanks with pale barring. Head with whitish supercilium and dark loral stripe, legs greenish. Breeds in Arctic tundra of ne Siberia and Alaska, migrating to southern USA, Mexico, to El Salvador.

Vagrant Recorded from Lake Tutchewop VIC, between 7th November 2014 and 5th January 2015. Ref. BARC.