This small, drab wader is a winter visitor to India from breeding grounds in the far North. This bird in non-breeding (basic) plumage was difficult to pick out from a distance as it crept mouse-like along the edge of an open fresh-water sump. This species is named in honor of the Dutch ornithologist, Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter).
References:
Jobling, J. A. (2015). Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology. In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2015). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from www.hbw.com).
Rasmussen, PC & Anderton, JC (2005). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Volume 2. Washington DC and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions.