The Long-toed Stint is a tiny, delicate sandpiper known for its very long toes (especially the middle one) that often stick out in flight, slender build, and pale yellow-green legs, with breeding adults showing a warm rufous cap and speckled breast, while non-breeding ones are plainer grey-brown; it’s a small Asian wader often found in wetlands and flooded fields, noted for its quick foraging and distinctive calls.
Not very common at Seberang Perai but findable if search for in marshy field with soft muddy ground.
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/long-toed-stint-calidris-subminuta
At Teluk Air Tawar – Kuala Muda: a migrant, found more on the wet paddy fields behind the coast than on the mudflats. It was recorded during the MNS Penang survey of October 2024 to March 2026. Look for it from August to April, in the largest numbers from October to February. See When to see shorebirds at Teluk Air Tawar – Kuala Muda.
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