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Friday 13th September 2002, 14:33
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another mystery
This Bird was sleeping in Arctic Norway on the Barents Sea coast, just a few yards from his (former?) breeding grounds. Smaller than a Dunlin (...so it's NOT a winter plumaged Dunlin!!!!!)
Photo taken in late July. SO WHAT IS IT?
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Friday 13th September 2002, 15:18
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The bird is clearly a Chalidrid and describing it as smaller than Dunlin could include some of the American 'peeps' But if it is breeding in the Barents sea area it narrows down the choice considerably to either Little Stint, Purple Sandpiper or Temminks Stint.
Purple Sandpiper has bright yellow legs, Temminks Stint is never that rufous, and also has yellow legs. My vote goes for Little Stint  |
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Thursday 1st June 2006, 21:55
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Hmm, looks a little bit like a spring plumage sanderling, but could also be a juvenile of almost any sandpiper/stint species.
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Friday 2nd June 2006, 06:13
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Its a Little Stint.
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Friday 2nd June 2006, 18:33
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The inland seawatcher
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Another vote for Little Stint.
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Friday 2nd June 2006, 18:57
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Registrirani uporabnik
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This thread is just like the Summer Olympics, it gets some attention every 4 years!
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Saturday 3rd June 2006, 04:32
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Saturday 3rd June 2006, 19:05
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The inland seawatcher
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(its Sonic's fault)  |
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Saturday 3rd June 2006, 20:23
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stint
Sorry to have made you wait for 4 years but yes, it WAS a Little Stint on Ekkeroy Island in Arctic Norway (Barents Sea).
Cheers lutz 
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