Red-necked Stint
COMMON NAME: Red-necked Stint
CATEGORIES: Beach Inlet Migratory
LOCAL NOTES:
Red-necked Stints are tiny grey and white waders that are often found in large groups running swiftly along the water’s edge on the spit, stopping to probe the sand for molluscs and crustaceans.
They can also be seen feeding on the mudflats at the inlet or sheltering in the foredunes.
You might spot them in mixed groups with the similar looking Sanderlings, or with slightly larger birds such as Curlew Sandpipers.
*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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