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Calidris ferruginea
First one I am 80% certain of the ID but the one in the other two pics I am not so sure, hence I ticked the helpbox.
Coastal marshes
Spotted on Sep 19, 2013
Submitted on Sep 21, 2013
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I'm not sure all of these are C. ferruginea.
C. alpina can have rather large bills, such as C. ferruginea may have rather short bills.
I'd say the 2nd and 3rd are dunlins, but I'm not sure about the 1st. It does look very orange and appears to have a marked supercilium but the overall structure is a bit odd.
In these cases, the best thing is waiting for them to fly and try to see the uropigium.