Jay_K 10/05/2016 20:52
A Nordmann's Greenshank?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/4QaRAjV.jpg[/img]
Mai Po 8/5/2016
Halfly blocked by a Common Redshank...
Are there enough details to ID is as a common or Nordmann's Greenshank
Thank you very much!
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Mr.Cyan 10/05/2016 21:03
yeah i think its a Nordmann's too. Was in MP on the 7th of May, and similarly there were a couple of Nordmann's roosting among the Redshanks
Jay_K 10/05/2016 21:37
[quote]Original posted by [i]Mr.Cyan[/i] at 10/05/2016 21:03 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=75518&ptid=25042][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
yeah i think its a Nordmann's too. Was in MP on the 7th of May, and similarly there were a couple of Nordmann's roosting among the Redshanks [/quote]
Thank you!
Cannot see cleary its bill and underparts. No experience with Nordmann's yet~
ajohn 11/05/2016 18:40
[quote]Original posted by [i]kpy2035[/i] at 10/05/2016 21:37 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=75519&ptid=25042][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
Thank you!
Cannot see cleary its bill and underparts. No experience with Nordmann's yet~ [/quote]
Even without the bill and underparts, it's possible to confirm this bird as a Nordmann's on the upperpart pattern. Some scapulars and tertials have dark centres with large white 'notches' on the side - these are typical breeding plumage features for Nordmann's Greenshank. Common would typically have grey-brown centres to the feathers with a narrow white fringe and usually some smaller black and white marks at the sides of the feathers.
This upperpart pattern is a useful feature to learn to pick out Nordmann's Greenshank.
Jay_K 12/05/2016 20:58
[quote]Original posted by [i]ajohn[/i] at 11/05/2016 18:40 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=75534&ptid=25042][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
Even without the bill and underparts, it's possible to confirm this bird as a Nordmann's on the upperpart pattern. Some scapulars and tertials have dark centres with large white 'notches' on the sid ... [/quote]
Thanks!
Your explanation is more useful than any bird guides I have3551d16c4689445