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Taken at Watermead Park, Leicestershire. Was impeccably close, it's tiny size meant I could still keep it in frame. A new species for me.
Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant - birding by bike
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Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope
Odinshühnchen
Odinshane
Red-necked Phalaropes usually swirl around on the water and pick their food from the surface. Here for the first time I saw them feeding like ducks, head down and tail up.
Odinshühnchen wirbeln normalerweise auf dem Wasser herum und picken ihre Nahrung von der Oberfläche. Hier sah ich sie zum ersten Mal wie Enten fressen: Köpfchen in das Wasser, Schwänzchen in die Höh.
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Several non-breeding plumage Red-necked Phalarope were foraging on a shallow pond. They swim in small, rapid circles, forming a small whirlpool to raise food from the bottom of shallow water. They feed on small insects or crustacean quickly by their needle shaped bill.
The red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans.
The red-necked phalarope is about 18 cm (7.1 in) in length, with lobed toes and a straight, fine bill.
The breeding female is predominantly dark grey above, with a chestnut neck and upper breast, black face and white throat. They have a white wing stripe which helps distinguish this bird from the similar Wilson's phalarope. The breeding male is a duller version of the female. They have lobed toes to assist with their swimming.
Young birds are grey and brown above, with buff underparts and a black patch through the eye. In winter, the plumage is essentially grey above and white below, but the black eyepatch is always present. They have a sharp call described as a whit or twit.
This image was taken near Ketchikan in Alaska on 19th May 2025.
Taken at the south end of King Lear's Lake in Watermead Country Park, Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
It is reported as Wanlip GP on Birdguides.
We had a good couple of hours with this friendly wader. It can be mobile, but normally quite close in.
After seeing it on the lists for over a week now, I ventured down the coast to Kelling water Meadows to see this immature Red-necked Phalarope in autumn plumage. A rare but not unusual passage migrant, not many arrive on UK shores. Breeds in Iceland, Faroes & north west Scandinavia & winters in the sea off Arabia. Very small birds but interesting to watch feeding as the spin & pick up tiny insects & larvae from the water. I wanted to show this on a video but afraid I only had one chance & botched it! so showing 4 still photos instead. Interesting thing about Phalarope's is that in breeding the female takes the lead & the male incubates the eggs!
One of the beautiful red-necked phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus) I photographed in the midnight sun on Svalbard this summer.
This is a female, that is more colourful than the male for this species.
(Svømmesnipe hunn, in Norwegian)
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Don Edwards NWR
2015 Bird List
I have to get busy catching on on my list for this year!! Hope I get a better chance for this phalarope.
My wife was the first to spot this tiny bird in the weeds at Potter Marsh. I knew it was a Phalarope chick but I had to do some research when I got home to try to identify it further. So, I think this is a Red-necked Phalarope chick, let me know if you think otherwise and why. Anyway, after hiding in the weeds for a little while it came out and proceeded to do some splashing around in the water for a bit before flying away.
Taken 1 July 2018 at Potter Marsh, Anchorage, Alaska.
Red Necked Phalarope from one of the many hikes in Barrow Alaska. I liked the inclusion of the reeds and calm waters.
Co.Wexford, 02-10-2018
[order] Charadriiformes | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Phalaropus lobatus | [UK] Red-Necked Phalarope | [FR] Phalarope bec étroit | [DE] Odinshühnchen | [ES] Falaropo Picofino | [IT] Falaropo becco sottile | [NL] Grauwe Franjepoot | [IRL] Falaróp gobchaol
Measurements
spanwidth min.: 31 cm
spanwidth max.: 34 cm
size min.: 18 cm
size max.: 19 cm
Breeding
incubation min.: 17 days
incubation max.: 21 days
fledging min.: 18 days
fledging max.: 22 days
broods 1
eggs min.: 3
eggs max.: 4
Status: A rare summer visitor in variable numbers off the west coast from May to October. Has bred in Ireland and efforts are being made to re-establish the breeding population.
Conservation Concern: Red-listed in Ireland due to its very small breeding population, as well as having undergone a historic decline. The European population has been evaluated as Secure.
Identification: The same size as Dunlin. Adult summer Red-necked Phalaropes are very distinctive and are unlikely to be confused with any other wading bird in Ireland. The upperparts and head are mostly lead grey, contrasting with the white underparts. Has a white throat patch, as well as an obvious red line extending from the throat along the neck to just behind the eye. The legs and bill are dark, with latter being long and very thin - almost needle-like. Male Red-necked Phalaropes tend to be less brightly marked than females. Birds in adult winter plumage are very similar to Grey Phalarope, differing subtly in patterning of the back and the size of the bill. Predominantly grey and white, with a black stripe through the eye.
Similar Species: In flight Sanderling, Knot and Dunlin; Grey Phalarope
Call: Usually silent when seen in Ireland.
Diet: Feeds on a wide variety of macro-invertebrates and crustaceans, as well as plankton on the open ocean. Has a curious habit of spinning around while feeding.
Breeding: Sexual roles are reversed in Red-necked Phalaropes, with several females competing for males. The latter incubate the eggs, as well as tending to the young. Has bred in Ireland, most recently in County Mayo. The majority of the European population breeds in Iceland and Scandinavia with a few pairs (<50) in northern Scotland. Conservation work is ongoing in County Mayo to reestablish a breeding population there.
Wintering: This species winters in the Arabian Sea feeding on plankton far from land.
Where to see: Is not seen annually in Ireland and there are no reliable sites to see this species in Ireland. Recent sightings have been from Counties Dublin, Wexford, Offaly, Limerick, Wicklow and Mayo.
rooihals fraiingpoot/red-necked phalarope/phalaropus lobatus.
Breeding in the Arctic and staying in places like West Africa (Senegal) in summer, this one is far out, actually the only known specimen at the moment in South Africa and flew some 6000km too far.
Strandfontein sewage works.
We took our dog Freddy to his favorite beach at Princeton yesterday in Half Moon Bay. The fog was suppose to burn off at 2pm, it didn't, and the tide wasn't to go out until 2:45! Sometimes things just don't work out as you hope or plan for..that's life! Freddy had a good time and I found these beautiful Red-necked Phalarope's 'floating around', so beautifully as they do, on the ocean side as I squatted over a pile of washed up seaweed with flies flying all around me and water swirling at my feet! Oh, I also had a great lunch with hubby at the Miramar Beach Restaurant where they allow dogs.
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