Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus Óðinshani

The first Red-necked Phalarope record was on 24th May, and they were recorded in most weeks during June and July. The last record was on 6th August. A peak count of seven birds was recorded on 21st June. While the general timing of their arrival and departure was captured here, their habitat preference means the survey methodology employed here is not the optimal way to record Rednecked Phalaropes. Tierney & Tierney (2020) provide a better assessment of their abundance and distribution within the Andakíll Ramsar site.

Number of individuals 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Low-tide Rising-tide

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Week number and month

Figure 3-99. Number of Phalaropus lobatus recorded during weekly low tide and rising tide estuarine surveys in the Andakíll Ramsar site between 12th March and 25th October 2017.