The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Is there one in the County at the moment?

Looks like one though unlike the ones I have seen in the Caribbean the supercillium is non existent

An interesting bird but maybe more interesting as we seldom see them in mid winter? more here
http://pewit.blogspot.com/2012/02/littl ... erest.html

Some very instructive photos on the GPC blog - the long primary projection/short tertials seems very pronounced on this bird unless it has dropped its longest tertialsl ?

Kev

I know I'm getting past my sell by date but am I the only one who doesn't know what a "Peep" is. It would be much more helpful if the more knowledgable birders were to use the generic name of species.

Stuart - the term ' Peep' is really an Americanism and is colloquially given to the small Calidrid Sandpipers of North America.
Graham's bird is, of course, not a Peep but a Little Stint. He craftily posted the two photos from his excellent series most likely to cause confusion with Semi-palmated Sandpiper. That is 1. An appearance of 'semipalmations' in the flight shot and 2. An angled shot that makes the bird appear shorter winged than a Little Stint. The rusty mantle feathers of alternate Little Stint are not visible either in these photos - in fact it's in a pretty messy plumage!!
All good fun - thanks Graham.

Thanks, Ed, that's much clearer - I think!