I think this is a large little stint. Semi sand never shows rufous the way this bird does, and the white stripes on the back are way too prominent.

Jeg er enig med Daniel og synes, at det ligner en dværgryle. Jeg mener, at helheldsindtrykket er forkert, idet den har for meget rødbrunt i dragten. Min erfaring er at tyknæbbet dværgryle selv i ungfugle dragt først og fremmest giver et overordent grå-hvidt indtryk. Det gør denne fugl ikke.

Og selv om det er svært at se på billederne, så synes jeg, at man på det nederste billede til højre kan se at de nederste skulderfjer er jævnt fyldt med sort (ung dværgryle) og ikke er grå med et sort anker, som de burde være på en ung tyknæbbet dværgryle.

Men fin fugl og sjovt med ID billeder,

Stefan

I agree with Daniel. And can also add. that the bill is to thin for (most) Semip.sandp.

Here is a 1cy bird from Ireland the other day;

http://www.tarsiger.com/gallery/index.php?pic_id=pirpa1314819088&lang=eng

Take care!

A nice try, but no! This is a Little Stint!

Thanks for Your comments, But....

It keeps amazing me how no one have commented on the partial webbing between middle and outer toes – which used to be considered diagnostic for Semipalmated Sandpiber (and Western).

We spend 5 – 10 minutes on this bird due to it’s slightly apparte appearance. Jizz and (especially) size stood out from the flock of Little Stints this bird was foraging amongst.

However, I agree on the plumages resemblance to that of Little Stint.

Best regards
Søren Kristoffersen

Hi

I agree with you Sören when it comes to webbing. I'm not sure how to messure the amount of webbing on your bird. I think there is little webbing and little mudd.

Here is an article on Red-Necked Stint with webbing (and i therefore think (I'm not sure though) if RDS can have webbing Little Stint can (in rare cases):

http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Mail/ID_FRONTIERS/998940

Kindest regards !

/ Mattias

I'm not sure that I see any real webbing between the toes. What looks like partial webbing could be just water/mud.
Anything else about that bird looks really good for Little Stint: "Rufous tones to the upper parts, split Supercilium", prominent white lines down the back, and rufous wing coverts. None of those marks points towards Semipalmated.
A picture showing the "semipalmations" can be seen here

I too find the webbing puzzling, and agree it's more likely to be water/mud. I have never seen a semipalmated sandpiper that otherwise looked so much like a little stint amongst the thousands of birds I saw when living and birding in Alberta, Canada.

Thomas

Fuglen er nu flyttet fra Tyknæb til Dværgryle. Men stadigvæk med titlen "tvivl om bestemmelsen" grundet svømmehud, som ikke burde være at finde på en klassisk Dværgryle

Eng.. Picture moved from Smipalmated to Little Stint...

Best regards
Søren