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A Ruddy Turnstone wandered across in front of us accompanied by a Red-necked Stint... would never have thought there was such a size difference as I hadn't ever considered a turnstone to be a large bird LOL. And although I'd only recently been introduced to these stints, I didn't think of them...
2019
albany
arenaria interpres
arenaria interpres interpres
australia
calidrisruficollis
little grove
nikon coolpix p900
november
red-necked stint
ruddy turnstone
rushy point
western australia
Not quite so easy to pick out were a group of Red-necked Stints.
These are long distance migrants, as they breed in the arctic, in north-eastern Siberia, and here they were in the south of Australia!!
The tide was well out when we got to the hide overlooking the Princess Royal Harbour... but at least we were stretching our legs!
Out on the mud (where else do you find these?) were a few Red-necked Stints.
Another strange coincidence, I'd seen these on my first day birding in Brisbane with...
... Stints do. Messing about in mud!
We were making our way back along the beach and Ken spotted a wee group of Red-necked Stints for me; they're so small and well-camouflaged in the mud I don't think I'd have seen them.
A bit distant but I didn't want to move any closer to them.
Taken at the onset of the falling tide.
In the foreground, from left to right: terek sandpiper, sharp-tailed sandpiper, two lesser sand plovers, red-necked stint, another lesser sand plover and a bar-tailed godwits. Two more tereks and two more godwits in the background.
A long way away so heavily cropped
Eastern Curlew, Red-necked Stints, Pied Oystercatchers, Great Knots, Great Cormorants, Crested Terns, Greater Sand Plover, Grey Plover, Bar tailed Godwits, Little Cormorant.