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Bird Sightings : Temminick's Stint

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Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminikii

 

• Temminck's Stint
• Calidris temminikii
• UK: Scarce breeder, passage visitor
• UK: AMBER LIST, 90 annual UK records BTO
• WI: Rare visitor (30 or less records)
• Breeds: Arctic Northern Europe - Scandiavia, (+Scotland rarely)
• Winters: South Europe, tropical & South Asia, North Africa - freshwater sites
• Habitat: Tundra, bogs & marshes, grassy meadows, on migration mudflats
• Diet: Insects, small invertebrates, foraging in soft mud having vegetation
• Very small wader, short & yellow legs, outer tail feathers white (Compare to little stint - dark legs & grey outer tail feathers), loner

 

Temminck's Stint records in the Western Isles

Rare visitor (30 or less records)
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

The chart below shows how abundant the Temminck's Stint is during a month or when you are more likely to see it.

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(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

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