This record was submitted by Joshua Chong on 14 Jan 2025. All user submissions will be reviewed by the Records Committee. Entries listed here may be edited for brevity and clarity while the original record is left unchanged.
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| Species | Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris |
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| Record ID | 11024 |
| Date range | 14 Jan 2025 to 26 Jan 2025 |
| Location | Pulau Ubin |
| Count | 2 individuals |
| Subrecords | 11041 |
| Date added | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Vote results | This record was not put through an explicit vote, but the SBRC has evaluated and verified the record. |
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| Verdict | Accepted / Wild (Verifiable) |
| Identification |
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| Large calidris with longish, broad-based and slightly downward-tapering black bill, indistinct supercilium, short legs, grey upperparts, white underparts and blackish mottling on flanks. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Feeding on the mudflats in loose association with Tibetan Sand Plovers. A group of NParks people doing a shorebird survey walked right past the knot and neither party seemed to notice the other’s presence for quite a while 🙃 |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Cloudy so light was not harsh, bird was on one of the further sandbanks. Found and photographed through a scope. |
| Observer's experience |
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| I have seen this species multiple times before in Mersing. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| Longer bill and more attenuated rear distinguishes from Red Knot. |
| Date revised | Changes made |
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| 04 Feb 2025 | Count was increased from 1 to 2. See subrecords. |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2025). Record 11024: Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/11024/.