Little Stint at Altona, VIC

["Mike Carter" <>]

 

I hope you didn't think that the 'Little Stint' banded at Werribee (my report on 30.12.03) is unique in carrying an orange leg flag. Thousands of Red-necked Stints are similarly marked. Send me your photo and I'll give you my opinion. Apparently even this 'in-hand' bird requires further analysis to confirm the identity.

 

Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mt Eliza    VIC     3930
Ph:  (03) 9787 7136
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From: Vin <>

To: <>

Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:56 AM

Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Little Stint at Altona, VIC

Hi fellow birders,

I was at Altona
at during my lunch break to see some waders there.
There were several 
thousand Red-Necked Stints there as well as
several Greenshanks, Curlew
Sandpipers and Sharptailed Sandpipers.

I was just going through my photos
when I found one with a Orangish-
red tag and remembered that a little stint
was tagged a few weeks
ago at the WTP. Im hopping that this is the Little
Stint that was
tagged, but It seems very similar to the rest. I didnt even
notice
the tag while I was there.

I can email the pictures out when I
get home, if anyone want to
confirm this for
me?

Vin.