Having now walked further around the rocks I believe, amongst the following photos, is a mixture of both Red-necked Stint, and Red-capped Plover.
Upon further reading, Birds in Backyards notes the Red-capped Plover is not a migratory bird ...but the Red-necked Stint "is a migratory wader, breeding in Siberia and west Alaska and then moving to non-breeding areas in South-East Asia and Australasia south of about 25° S".
Later addition: Went to an older blog post where I'd made mention of it - Neptunes Necklace it is. A link to info' on it is here, an article by Keith Davey.
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I do love finding and photographing shorebirds but sometimes they truly are difficult to identify!
ReplyDeleteThose birds are brilliant, the Plovers are my favourites.
ReplyDeleteLove those little wading birds and that surf looks pretty good for the surfers. Is there alot of surfing around your area?
ReplyDeleteJeanne - it's just a 40 minute drive down the coast to the beaches
ReplyDeleteDearest Carole M;
ReplyDeleteYour shore bird (Red-necked Stint, and Red-capped Plover) look really cute♡♡♡
Your country's surf season might be longer than I think.
Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
the red-capped plovers are really neat looking birds!
ReplyDeleteare they migrating to NZ? You gannets come here every year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting.
Hello Carole, I really enjoyed seeing the Stints and the Plovers - their gorgeous stick-like legs with knobby knees. It looks as though they'd find lots of nice juicy snacks caught amongst those rocks.
ReplyDeleteEven if perhaps it's not the right name, I think King Neptune's Lace describes that pretty sea pond just perfectly.
There happened to be something on tv last night about dinosaur footprints over in the West and they looked remarkably similar to yours :D)
Hi Ann, I added a new note that it is just the Red-necked Stint that is migratory of these two. It won't be heading to N.Z., it will be heading back to Siberia and West Alaska instead; that's quite some haul isn't it?
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful views of the shoreline. And these colourful feathered characters add some drama.
ReplyDeleteGreat sea-side scenery and I always enjoy watching red-capped plovers and red-necked stints. Most of the stints up our way are showing a lot of breeding plumage right now so you may be lucky to have quite a few juveniles stay over winter.
ReplyDeleteHi Carole. Fantastic shots of these little guys and I especially love the Red capped Plovers.
ReplyDeleteHello Carole, your Red-capped Plover is an adorable bird. I love all the Plovers. Great shots!
ReplyDeletenice little birds - I like seeing the RCP's dashing about on the beach.
ReplyDeleteMost of our RNS have headed north now.
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
It must be lovely to go walking there !
ReplyDeleteIf that isn't called King Nepturne's Lace, it should be. The shot makes me think of some under world. Enjoyed your post.
ReplyDeleteWe'll be seeing your RNSs up in the north acific in a couple of weeks time.................
ReplyDeleteHi Carole! A nice variety of photos here. Love seeing what you see over there. I see many birds I've never seen by visiting your blog.
ReplyDeleteLove these guys. Still seeing Red-necked stints at Phillip Island, Vic, but without much colour so suspect over-wintering young-uns!
ReplyDeleteWonderful macro bird photos and love the red of the surfboard and great vernal pool shots for OWT ~ xoxo
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Wonderful photos! The plovers are so cute.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures Carole, it is always nice to find something new.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful series of photos! Beautiful birds and landscape!
ReplyDeleteThose are handsome little shorebirds! Love the gorgeous coastline!
ReplyDeleteGreat little bird pics Carole....love the Neptune's Lace!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jan
With these birds around, one can spend hours at the beach.
ReplyDeleteHi Carole. Take a look at Wiki on "mist netting"
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mist_net
On previous posts I itemised recoveries of birds I ringed or ringed ones I caught.
e.g.http://anotherbirdblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/tuesdays-trip.html
Those stints have a long way to go; as great travellers I once saw a single one in the UK, way off course as it should have been in South East Asia.
I like the shot of the stint right next to the Red-capped Plover as it's always good to compare sizes.
Beautiful series!
ReplyDeleteInteresting Post Karen. Have you ever read the book "The flight of the Red Knot" by Brian Harrington.?
ReplyDeleteDifferent bird but a great subject about shorebirds migrating on vast journeys from the coasts of America.
Dave
thanks to all for your lovely comments; I always enjoy reading over them.
ReplyDeleteTo Dave: thanks for the tip-off on the good reading. Have made a note to self, to check it out....
I love these little birds! We have a lot of Red-necked Stints around many areas of Moreton Bay but I am yet to come across Red-capped Plovers.
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