Kustsnäppa - Calidris canutus - Red Knot

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Kustsnäppa - Calidris canutus - Red Knot

NF Photo 100904 at Beijerhamn

NF Photo 100904 at Ottenby

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Kustsnäppa - Calidris canutus - Red Knot

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Kustsnäppa, ad sommardräkt - Calidris canutus - Red Knot, ad breeding plumage
 NF Photo 100801 Västerstadsviken, Eckelsudde Öland

Näbben skiljer den från Myrspoven. Den besöker oss bara sällsynt längs kusterna under flyttningarna.  
The beak separates it from the Bar-tailed Godwit. It is rarely seen along the coasts during migrations.

Calidris canutus at Wiki
Red Knot at youtube

This is my 150th bird species on my blog. So it is kind of a celebration. I was happy to see it when I visited Öland 2 weeks ago. I did not realize it was this one until I saw the photo because there turned out to be three different species loking almost teh same. People say you shall have a notebook and take notes. But without the photos I would have nothing. It is too much details to write down and I would only be confused. And the bird might be long gone before I wrote it down. So ... I photograph. Next time I know what to look for. :)

  BPW 103


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