ML31545901

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

*!*!*!. Around 12 I was out fishing and luckily had my binos. I ended up flushing the bird and it flew over. What immediately stuck out was the the black spots on the belly and breast, the stocky build, and longish stout bill. At that point I had only seen it naked eye and from behind so I wasn't totally sure what it was. In fact I told the field crew that I had just seen something I don't think I hd ever seen before. So, I actually ended up changing the afternoon schedule so we could work while searching the less visited parts of the island for the bird. We started with an ISS survey around the NE part of the island and were not successful at relocated it (this is where I originally flushed it from). So we continued our survey south and came across pockets of birds but, not the bird I had seen. After ending out survey in the usual spot we rounded the corner of the Western Head and actually flushed the Great Knot with 3 Ruddy Turnstones. I got everyone on the bird and when it landed I moved in for a closer look. It wasn't until I was within 30-40 meters that I realized that the bird was a Great Knot! At that point I got some more photos and when it flew I attempted a recording on my iPhone. Not sure how well that came out yet. Another 1st state record for the island and in breeding plumage!

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 70D

Lens

EF400mm f/5.6L USM

ISO

400

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/3200 sec

Dimensions

2547 pixels x 1528 pixels

Original file size

905.81 KB