Help identify the Stint
Help idendtify the Stint
SHOWCASING BIRDING SPOTS AND BIRD SPECIES IN AND AROUND MAHIKENG
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Migrants have started arriving: Little or Red-necked Stint?
Differentiating between a Little Stint and Red-necked Stint has always been difficult for me. After spotting this bird with my binoculars at Modimola Dam on Saturday I was convinced that it was a Little Stint. It was only after studying some photos I had taken of it that I started doubting my identification. The bird started looking more like a Red- necked Stint than a Little Stint. Little Stint is abundant in South Africa but not the Red-necked Stint. Have I seen a rare bird?
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Hi Mpho. I can't help you with your ID as I'm not familiar with Little Stints. The plumage across the upper parts of the bird certainly look very much like a RNS moulting into non-breeding plumage. All I can do is point you to some similar looking birds I photographed this time last year. Hope that helps. http://myoungbirding.blogspot.com/2010/08/first-arrival-of-red-necked-stints.html
ReplyDeleteThanx Mark. The photos are quite helpful
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