Paux 29/08/2010 23:48
Pintail/ Swinhoe's Snipe @ LV 塱原的針尾/大沙錐
29-8-2010
Just a record photo. Looks like a failrly early autumn record. According to 'The Avifauna of HK', the earliest autumn record (common snipe) is of one at Mai Po on 19 Aug 1998.
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ajohn 30/08/2010 14:11
This looks to me more like a Pintail/Swinhoe's Snipe:
- Broad buff supercilium
- Relatively narrow loral stripe
- Relatively poorly marked cheek bar
- Short tail
- 'Plump' appearance
- Shorter bill than Common Snipe
There are already a few Pintail/Swinhoe's Snipe back in HK this autumn. They are often slightly earlier migrants than Common, so the date would not be unusual.
Paux 30/08/2010 19:31
John, thanks for your detailed info.
Paul