Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot

Red-necked Phalarope

Grauwe Franjepoot

Phalaropus lobatus

Pictures: Teus Luijendijk

4 October 2004, Abbestede, Callantsoog NH

14 October 2004, Den Oever NH
24 September 2006, Sint Maartensvlotbrug NH

4 October 2004, Abbestede, Callantsoog NH

Stills of footage under difficult conditions: strong wind and dark weather.
The large amount of grey on the upperparts suggests this bird is an adult. Compare with the mainly dark upperparts of the birds from Den Oever.



Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot Phalaropus lobatus moulting into winter plumage; videograbs (320x). Abbestede, Callantsoog NH, The Netherlands, 4 October 2004.

14 October 2004, Den Oever NH

Two birds together present on a well-known high-tide roost.




Red-necked Phalaropes - Grauwe Franjepoten Phalaropus lobatus first-winter; videograbs (320x). Den Oever NH, The Netherlands, 14 October 2004.

24 September 2006, Sint Maartensvlotbrug NH

Another juvenile, present on the very same inundated bulb field as a juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis.


Red-necked Phalaropes - Grauwe Franjepoten Phalaropus lobatus first-winter; videograbs (320x). Sint Maartensvlotbrug NH, The Netherlands, 24 September 2006.