Väiketüll, Charadrius dubius curonicus

Väiketüll on mõni sentimeeter lühem kui tema suurem sugulane liivatüll ning Eestis on ta ka harvemini kohatav. Tavaliseks eristusviisiks kahe liigi vahel on silma ümbritsev kollane rõngas (väiketüllil), kuid noorlindudel (kes on ka piltidel) ei tule see erinevus nii selgelt välja. Jalgade värv ja ka peamustrid on sel juhul abiks. Fotod tehtud Pärnumaa soisel rannaniidul.

Little Ringed Plover is couple of centimetres smaller than its bigger realtive ringed plover and it is also rarer in Estonia. The usual distinction between the species is the clear yellow eye-ring (that little plover has) but in juveniles that does not help much as the eye-ring is much duller. In that case leg colour and the head pattern help to identify the bird. The photos are taken in a marshy coastal meadow in Pärnumaa, Estonia.