Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
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Re: Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
Thanks Andrew.
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Samuel Ullman
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Re: Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
Little Stint was still there 10.30 this morning. stands out amongst the red necked stints.
Also 2 curlew sandpipers and the sharp tail still there.
regards
Phil
Also 2 curlew sandpipers and the sharp tail still there.
regards
Phil
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Little Stint, 30+ RN Stints, 1 Sharptailed Sand, 2 Curlew Sands and a single Turnstone present this morning. Nice to get a lifer for the season. Thanks all for the info on here!
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A 'Hodge-Podge' of crappy old zoomy cam shots from this mornings outing. This chap stands out at the moment thats for sure. Sorry Andrew I could see the flagged RNS but nothing even remotely readable in my shots.
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Re: Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
Bird still present, at 7:30am this morning in the same general vicinity of recent sightings. Also present of note were 19 RN Stints, 1 Turnstone, 2 Wrybill and 2 Curlew Sandpipers. They were generally associating together, however were quite skittish.
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Re: Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
Adam,
Could you see visually (or at all in any of the photos) if there was another colour flag above the yellow flag on the red-necked stint?
Generally the small species flagged in Asia don't seem to have any codes marked on the flags, but the colour combination gives the location flagged (e.g. black over yellow = Kamchatka, which I have found several times on red-neck stints here in Palau). Those flags are very small, so can be hard to see, but worth persevering to get the colour combination identified.
Glenn McKinlay
Could you see visually (or at all in any of the photos) if there was another colour flag above the yellow flag on the red-necked stint?
Generally the small species flagged in Asia don't seem to have any codes marked on the flags, but the colour combination gives the location flagged (e.g. black over yellow = Kamchatka, which I have found several times on red-neck stints here in Palau). Those flags are very small, so can be hard to see, but worth persevering to get the colour combination identified.
Glenn McKinlay
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Re: Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
Glenn yes I got images with yellow on one leg and Silver band on the other and sent these through to AC.
It was apparently all they needed and the response back was...
Hi guys, we’ll that was quick - the Aussie’s have confirmed that red necked stint at kaitorete spit tip is indeed a north-west Australian bird - it’s a long way from home!
Ac
It was apparently all they needed and the response back was...
Hi guys, we’ll that was quick - the Aussie’s have confirmed that red necked stint at kaitorete spit tip is indeed a north-west Australian bird - it’s a long way from home!
Ac
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Re: Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
Good work, Adam.
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Re: Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
Hi folks,
Just an update on the whereabouts of the Little Stint. Sav is at the lake currently and reports that the bird is now at Embankment Road, at the first pond along the fence line (the gull colony pond) and showing well.
Just an update on the whereabouts of the Little Stint. Sav is at the lake currently and reports that the bird is now at Embankment Road, at the first pond along the fence line (the gull colony pond) and showing well.
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Re: Probable little stint Kaitorete spit tip
Bird was cracking!
It seems the large flock of stints that had been at the spit tip have moved to Embankment as we saw 32 at embankment and only 6 at the spit tip. However all the usuals were still there. 5 turnstones, two Curlew sands, 25 bartailed Godwits, 1 pectoral sandpiper.
It seems the large flock of stints that had been at the spit tip have moved to Embankment as we saw 32 at embankment and only 6 at the spit tip. However all the usuals were still there. 5 turnstones, two Curlew sands, 25 bartailed Godwits, 1 pectoral sandpiper.