What is it?

I zoomed in as close as I could them heavily cropped it.
I thought that it was a Greenshank as seen them in this area before but my photo identification came up as it being a Godwit which I have never heard of. Whatever it is there were 2 of them.

[Diana]

It looks like a fabulous bird, whatever it is.

[katy]

It looks like a bird to me! It really is a good photo, considering how much you had to crop it

[Lis Lapthorn]

Could it be a sandpiper? Just a thought. Great sharp capture.

[Renee Salamon]

He’s a beauty, what a beak

[Susan Wakely]

@foxes37 thank you Lis. The beak was rather long and the sandpiper has a shorter beak but not ruling it out.

[Wylie]

I’d believe a godwit

[Michelle]

I think it's a godwit

[Mags]

Wow! That's one very long beak. Nice capture!

[Babs]

I think Wylie and Michelle are right @pusspup @bigmxx it does look like a godwit.

[*lynn]

wonderful capture ... that's quite a long beak it has!

[Rob Z]

yep - it looks like a Godwit. They are migratory - fly from Alaska to New Zealand and Australia. We saw quite a few of them on our trip - over quite a wide range of coastal areas. Apparently they tracked one from Alaska to Tasmania - 11 days non stop! :)

[Shutterbug]

It looks like a Godwit to me. Beautiful capture of the bird.

[Boxplayer]

Excellent spot

[Swillin' Billy Flynn]

It's a long legged beaky seagull by the looks of things....... but then I'm no orniphilologist. 😁

[Dione Giorgio]

Very nice capture of this lovely bird, whatever they call it.

[Kathy]

Definitely a water bird with the long beak and long legs.