Limburg Netherlands - several pics of Spotted Redshank...? (1 Viewer)

[Bertus]

This morning in national park, peatland, lots of water...

A local birdspotter said this should be Spotted Redshank.

1334, 1336, 1338 breeding
1466 left breeding, right nonbreeding
1469 nonbreeding

Correct? Tnx for advice everyone ..

 

[Southern Viking]

First 3 photos show Spotted Redshanks, last two show male Ruff moulting into breeding plumage

 

[Bertus]

Wow, tnx Viking. A Ruff is quite rare these days, a special bird. They moult here and after they go to Northern Germany, Denmark etc. and breed there, correct? They only forage here, before they spend the winter in Africa, right? Nice, first time, as the Spotted R....

 

[Southern Viking]

Wow, tnx Viking. A Ruff is quite rare these days, a special bird. They moult here and after they go to Northern Germany, Denmark etc. and breed there, correct? They only forage here, before they spend the winter in Africa, right? Nice, first time, as the Spotted R....

As far as I know Ruff don't breed in Denmark or if they do it's a rare occurrence these days. I think they breed further north and east

 

[Bertus]

Yeah, they like very cold climate to breed apparently. And winter in Africa.
I got this map from Wikipedia:

Range of P. pugnax
Yellow = Breeding summer visitor
Green = Present all year
Blue = Non-breeding range in winter

Not sure if that is correct. Here they come with more information:

Ruff - The Danish Bird Migration Atlas

dk.birdmigrationatlas.dk

tnx again

 

[Bertus]

As far as I know Ruff don't breed in Denmark or if they do it's a rare occurrence these days. I think they breed further north and east

here that map a bit bigger

 

[Bertus]

Now I find that they still can have breeding plumage in Holland already. This is a picture of a Ruff near Amsterdam today:

 

[Southern Viking]

Now I find that they still can have breeding plumage in Holland already. This is a picture of a Ruff near Amsterdam today: View attachment 1576206

Very smart in that plumage. Visiting a Ruff leck is very much on my bucket list

 

[Butty]

Ruff

Note smaller head and substantially shorter bill with downcurved tip.

 

[Bertus]

Note smaller head and substantially shorter bill with downcurved tip.

Correct, tnx Butty, although difficult to see on my poor pictures...

 

[pianoman]

here that map a bit bigger

And it appears from this that Ruff do breed in NL? So if you know where to go you might be lucky enough to see a display

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

And it appears from this that Ruff do breed in NL? So if you know where to go you might be lucky enough to see a display

I am not sure about the situation in the Netherlands, but in Germany it is on the brink of extinction as a breeder , even though you can see plenty of them on migration ....