Odd Little stint (1 Viewer)

[sasi_yaad]

Hi all,
Can anybody comment on this Stint plumage.
Not a juv Little Stint nor a winter plumage, with those dark arrow heads markings, If there were white or buff fringes present
to the scapulars and coverts I would consider other juv sp.
Sassi

 

[doug_newman]

Hi all,
Can anybody comment on this Stint plumage.
Not a juv Little Stint nor a winter plumage, with those dark arrow heads markings, If there were white or buff fringes present
to the scapulars and coverts I would consider other juv sp.
Sassi

Also judging by habitat how about Sanderling?

 

[Jane Turner]

It has hind toes Doug.

 

[Tom Tarrant]

Hi Sasi_Yaad,

Do you ever get Red-necked Stint in Israel? (I notice they are sometimes found in the UAE)
Have a look at
http://www.aviceda.org/abid/search.php?action=searchresult&p=1&keyword=red-necked+stint

Tom

 

[Dave B]

Hi all,
Can anybody comment on this Stint plumage.
Not a juv Little Stint nor a winter plumage, with those dark arrow heads markings, If there were white or buff fringes present
to the scapulars and coverts I would consider other juv sp.
Sassi

Any other pics Sasi? Seems to be a very worn juv, whatever the species.

Dave

 

[sasi_yaad]

more opinion please

The overall size shape and black legs are shared by three sp.
Little stint (default), Red necked stint and Semipalmated sand.
the later two are potential rare vagrants.
No other pics, I only had the bird for 10 sec, a glimpse on the bill (not enough)
much like Little - not strikingly SPS or RNS.
So by shape and jizz I would say Little Stint.

But the plumage looks different, I would say that the dark arrowhead centers
on scapulars match Semip S also the sharply defined white fringes on tertials.
But they are lacking on the coverts to give that 'classic' look of a (worn) Juv Semip S.
Little stints at this time are either winter plumage or full (nice) juv plumage or some stage of alternate (a lot of fresh winter feathers).
Sassi