Bar-tailed Godwits, Red Knots and Ruddy Turnstones all Migrant birds in breeding plumage ready to leave New Zealand to fly to Alaska / Siberia to breed. There were 1400 Knots and Godwits and 180 Turnstones on the spit.
Red Knot
Country New Zealand
Location Motueka Sandspit roosting at high tide. Nelson
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity In or By Water
Comparison to Another Species Yes
- Created Timestamp03/09/2024 11:11:42
- CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
- Aperture14
- Focal Length300
- Iso1000
- Shutter Speed1/800
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That’s a beautiful picture with the Red Knots in breeding plumage peppered throughout. We usually don’t see them here in breeding plumage.