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Black-winged StiltAlternative names: "White-headed Stilt", "Pied Stilt", "Longshanks", "Stilt-bird"; Misnomer: "Long-legged Plover" |
Sightings
In July 2005 and again in November 2006 we spotted Black-winged Stilts on Dangars Lagoon near Uralla, New South Wales.
In January 2006 a family turned up at our former neighbour's place, settling in around his billabong 20 km south of Narrabri, New South Wales.
Also seen in temporary wetlands 20 km south of Walgett, NSW, in April 2009.
Black-winged Stilts were also observed, and better photos obtained, by us in Oman.
Photos
Adult Black-winged Stilts near the edge of Dangars Lagoon near Uralla, New South Wales (click on image for larger version)
Better photo of an adult Black-winged Stilt, but taken in captivity (click on image for larger version)
Here a Black-winged Stilt on the edge of Narrabri Lake in September 2007
Three Black-winged Stilts in flight (click on image for larger version)
Two immature Black-winged Stilts (click on image for larger version)
Immature birds feeding in a flooded grain field; the dark eyepatch clearly distinguished this bird as an immature, although the legs are already turning red (click on image for a different posture)
Two immature birds in flight; note the dark colour of the legs, compared to the red of adult birds