Little Stint Calidris minuta
Little Stint, Lake Shalla, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Ethiopia
January 2016

Little Stint breeds in the tundra of northern Scandinavia to north-western and north-central Siberia. It winters in Africa and the Mediterranean through the Middle East to India with small numbers in south-east Britain. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.
Little Stint, Lake Ziway, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image It is a small, dark-legged stint with a short bill. In non-breeding plumage it is grey-brown above with dark wedged centres or dark shaft-streaks. The breast has a pale streaked breast band.
Little Stint, Lake Shalla, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
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