Ruddy Turnstone (winter plumage) Abaco (Tom Sheley)

ABACO’S SMALLER SANDPIPERS

Of the sandpiper species shown below, 9 of the 10 are ones that, at the right time and in the right place, you may see on Abaco. The tenth, the Wilson’s Phalarope, is the first specimen ever recorded for Abaco and as far as is known this is the only photo of it (props to Woody Bracey for this accomplished ‘get’). Again, some of the birds shown below were photographed on the Delphi Club beach.

SPOTTED SANDPIPER Actitis macularius   WR 1

SOLITARY SANDPIPER Tringa solitaria  WR 2

RUDDY TURNSTONE  Arenaria interpres  PR 2

RED KNOT Calidris canutus (non-breeding plumage)  WR 3

SANDERLING  Calidris alba  WR 1

LEAST SANDPIPER  Calidris minutilla  WR 2

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER  Calidris fuscicollis  TR 3

SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER   Calidris pusilla  TR 2

WESTERN SANDPIPER  Calidris Mauri  TR 2

WILSON’S PHALAROPE Phalaropus tricolor  V 4 

Photo Credits: Tom Sheley, D Robertson, Becky Marvil, Craig Nash, RH, Tony Hepburn, Bruce Hallett, Woody Bracey