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Red Knot

Red Knot - 1st winter

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» El Médano (Granadilla de Abona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» January, 2025

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Calidris canutus - Red Knot

Bird Species (French)

»Bécasseau maubèche

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» A regular passage wader in low numbers in the Canary Islands, recorded also in winter but more usual in summer, autumn and spring. The individual shown in the image has been identified by Tony Prater (expert in shorebirds) as "most probably a first winter bird".

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