Photographed on salt farms, north-west Bali, October 2016 |
(see 212) RED-NECKED STINT Calidris ruficollis
INDONESIA (Bali) (65)
Most numerous of the small sandpipers in Indonesia; strictly coastal during migration, when found on mudflats near mangroves and sandblast at the mouth of estuaries. 15 cms. Breeds in northeastern Siberia;migrates south reaching New Zealand;widespread, common passage migrant and winter visitor throughout Indonesia.
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