Which Knot (East Asia)? (1 Viewer)

[HokkaidoStu]

Great Knot is the commoner Knot species in Japan and I've seen quite a few over the years but no Red Knot...............until today. Maybe.

The first bird is the one from today, it looks a little dumpy, has a shorter bill and has a very scaly grey back. Is it a juvenile Red Knot?

For comparison's sake the second pic is from a couple of weeks ago, I'm fairly certain that one is a Great Knot.

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

[Jose Gomez Aparicio]

You are right, juvenile Red Knot and Great Knot.

Best

Jose

 

[James Lidster]

yes Red Knot and Great Knot
James

 

[HokkaidoStu]

Thanks for the replies, when I saw it I immediately thought today's bird looked a bit different............

New to my Japan list (I've seen many in the UK but a long long time ago).

 

[JANJ]

Plumage and structural differences also seen well here Stu.

http://shorebirds.exblog.jp/pg/blog...opt=1&srl=1635167&dte=2005-04-29+08:32:00.000

JanJ

 

[Mat & Cathy]

Yes - the first shot looks like Red Knot - also you can see the "barring" on the rump
cheers
mat