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Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher - 1st winter

Photographer
Location
» Las Galletas (Arona), Tenerife
Country image taken
» Canary Islands
Date
» November, 2015
Equipment
» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm
Bird Species
»Limnodromus scolopaceus - Long-billed Dowitcher
Bird Species (French)
»Bécassin à long bec
Bird Status
» Least Concern
Remarks
» A very rare American visitor to the Canary Islands, with only four records so far (including this one). This individual was discovered before in a different locality by a local observer (Francisco de la Cruz Alvarado). It was very tame, normally feeding together with a Bar-tailed Godwit and sometimes also with a Common Redshank.

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