Great Knot
COMMON NAME: Great Knot
CATEGORIES: Beach Inlet Migratory
Occasional visitors to Sandy Point over summer, these medium sized grey and white waders breed in Siberia.
They forage on the damp sand at the water’s edge, mainly eating molluscs.
They may be seen in pairs or small groups.
It pays to check groups of the similar looking but smaller Red Knot, because sometimes Great Knots are found in their company.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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