Wader ID. Kiruna. N. Sweden today. (1 Viewer)

[tarzzz]

Hi !

Poor photo.. but maybe a Common Ringed Plover ?

Vittangi (Kiruna) today.

Thanks

\surfan

 

[Muppit17]

I am going to say too distant and poor quality to ID.

What is real and what is artifice is impossible to tell.

On the face of it, there are very few waders with a double breast band beneath a white throat. This suggests it is not right rather than a Killdeer!

 

[tarzzz]

Yes. I know. Many artifacts in the photo.
Thanks for your answer. ☺️

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello Surfan,

I totally agree with Muppit, but you know I like quiz-modus.

Do you have more pictures, that could turn this one into an IDable Red Phalarope?

 

[Stonefaction]

I assume the photo is cropped? If so, would it be possible to see it in a wider context - especially if there are other birds within the shot.

 

[mummymonkey]

Turnstone maybe.

 

[Redmist]

Turnstone was my gut reaction as well based on shape, posture and pale neck patches

 

[tarzzz]

I was hoping for Turnstone, but very rare here. I fix some more photos. But they are about 300 m away.

 

[tarzzz]

I assume the photo is cropped? If so, would it be possible to see it in a wider context - especially if there are other birds within the shot.

I will try to produce some more photos, but hard it is. Long distance.

 

[Stonefaction]

I will try to produce some more photos, but hard it is. Long distance.

I was hoping that this photo was a small section of a larger one, where it might be possible to see something else in the photo (preferably another bird) to give a sense of scale to the bird that you are hoping to identify.
If it is possible to show a less cropped version (the full uncropped photo may be too large to upload here), then that should work ok.

 

[tarzzz]

I think turnstone now,

 

[tarzzz]

I think turnstone now,

Yes, i dont know what else ?

 

[tarzzz]

Turnstone it will be. No other match.

 

[tarzzz]

Here with some ducks. Looking at these poor photos i saw other waders too, i think Dunlins.

 

[jogresh]

It seems that the pale neck patches are grass stems in front of the bird. I think it's probably a Knot.

 

[Rotherbirder]

Knot (with photo artefacts) would be my guess too, FWIW.

RB