How many different types of waders?
If you look closely at the photograph you’ll be able to pick out three species, two Red-necked Stints (paler), the larger Double-banded Plover and a male Red-capped Plover at right. The Double-banded Plover is a trans-Tasman migrant that visits Australia in reasonable numbers outside the breeding season. We seem to get one or two at Cairn Curran most autumns. It’s the odd-one out in the flight shot of my previous post – the fourteenth bird from the right.
Double-banded Plover, Cairn Curran, 23rd March 2015.
The size difference between Red-capped (front) and Double-banded Plovers is pronounced.
Double-banded Plover in shoreline pose.
Male Red-capped Plover.
Natural Newstead 
This is a wonderful way of learning to recognise birds.
Thank you for all the great photos
Of course it is completely misleading that the Double-banded plover has no bands at all while in Australia in non-breeding plumage!
Thanks Geoff
This reminds me to write a post on this matter ..
All the best, geoff