John Holmes 14/07/2013 21:19
Little Terns on the mudflats in Deep Bay
2013-July-14
From the boardwalk hide at Mai Po - three birds in total - here are two of them.
800mm + 1D MK IV
Looking at previous HK Bird Reports there was a July 2009 report of Little Tern at Mai Po, and one at Mui Wo in July 2011.
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wilsondring 15/07/2013 01:19
there was one at Tap Mun during the first week of July 2013 but have not been seen since 4th July 2013.
John Holmes 15/07/2013 07:37
Little Tern
Ah, Thanks.... noted.
HKBWS Ivan 15/07/2013 12:39
Hi John,
I found that the Greater Sand Plover in your photo (Right bottom) with leg-flags. Would you mind tell me that is old HK flag or engraved any number on that? Thank you very much.
Ivan
HFCheung 15/07/2013 22:43
Is this an effect of the strong Typhoon landing near Fujian? Some Little Tern breed around there.
John Holmes 16/07/2013 07:27
Little Terns
Ivan, - I think the flags on the Greater Sand Plover were numbered but it was too far to read the numbers clearly.
Ho-fai, - Yes, perhaps the Terns were displaced by the bad weather east of HK.
ajohn 16/07/2013 09:11
I think there was a summer record in 2012 as well, so it seems that Little Terns are getting more regular here in summer, even though they seem to have declined in spring.
These birds look like they are first-summers, so are probably not breeding this year (and so may not be associating with a breeding colony).