Wader ID UK (1 Viewer)

[thorin]

Any ideas with this wader taken today in Cumbria

cheers Nick

 

[Geoff Pain]

Sanderling.

 

[ApusApus]

Sanderling.

Looks a good call to me!


Shane

 

[thorin]

Thats what I thought but hasn't it got a hind toe ?

cheers Nick

 

[SteveClifton]

Thats what I thought but hasn't it got a hind toe ?

cheers Nick

Yup, not a Sanderling with a hind toe!

Winter plumage Little Stint?

 

[thorin]

that was my next thought but bill looked long and just didnt quite look right

cheers Nick

 

[norwichbirder87]

I'd agree with Little Stint.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Yup, not a Sanderling with a hind toe!

Winter plumage Little Stint?

Think you're right there Steve.

Rich

 

[SteveClifton]

that was my next thought but bill looked long and just didnt quite look right

cheers Nick

Little Stints vary in size & bill length like most waders. It does look almost as big as the Dunlin in the photo, but a small Dunlin vs normal/large end of scale Stint might explain this?

Might also be a bit of a size illusion thing going on in favour of the stint? It is a bit further away than the Dunlin, and long-range photos often make further away objects appear larger than they really are.

I can't think what else it could be other than a LS. We don't see enough in winter to get properly familiar with them. Could well be a 1st w rather than an adult.

 

[thorin]

thanks Steve and everyone else. I had pretty much concluded it must be a little Stint but wanted to check i wasnt missing something.

cheers Nick