Pair of waders, Cairns, Australia (1 Viewer)

[Wiganlad]

Stills from holiday video in Cairns last October. Pics 3 and 4 are....I think....the little bird from pics one and two. Am I looking at Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Red-necked Stint??

 

[dwatsonbirder]

I'd agree!

 

[lou salomon]

you're correct - Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (the larger one) and Red-necked Stint (the smaller one).

 

[Wiganlad]

Thank you both....nice to get waders right!

 

[chowchilla]

I lived in Cairns for 15 years. You're correct on both IDs. RN Stints are common there. Sharpies used to be very common, but have declined in numbers in recent years. Having said that, that is clearly a Sharpie.

 

[MJB]

I lived in Cairns for 15 years. You're correct on both IDs. RN Stints are common there. Sharpies used to be very common, but have declined in numbers in recent years. Having said that, that is clearly a Sharpie.

The Conservation Status of Red-necked Stints is now Near-Threatened and of Sharpies, Vulnerable; both are trending downwards.
MJB

 

[chowchilla]

The Conservation Status of Red-necked Stints is now Near-Threatened and of Sharpies, Vulnerable; both are trending downwards.
MJB

That's very sad. Yeah, the huge flocks Cairns used to get are a thing of the past.