jsk_ppp 9/04/2017 07:13
Spoon-billed Sandpiper?? (勺咀鷸??)
Mai Po - 4 April 2017, taken by my wife. Sorry for the poor quality of the photo.
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ddavid 9/04/2017 11:13
An interesting image. I'm just wondering what the features are in this photo that definitely make this a Spoon-billed Sandpiper and not a Red-necked Stint with a lump of mud on the tip of its bill.
David
Mars 9/04/2017 22:20
I got similar picture today. I think it is the same bird. When it turns its head shows it spoon. However very far, picture quality is not good.
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lrichard 9/04/2017 22:59
The bill isn't long enough and lacks the really obvious spatulate tip of Spoon-billed Sandpiper.
We're still waiting for the first of the spring, in my opinion
jsk_ppp 10/04/2017 20:23
I reckon that the two birds were not the same one.
ddavid 10/04/2017 20:44
I agree. These are different birds. The second is clearly a Red-necked Stint with an odd-looking bill. I am not sure what the first is. It may be a Spoon-billed Sandpiper but I personally think it is a Red-necked Stint with mud on its bill. I may be wrong here, which is why I posted my initial query for other birders to respond to.
David
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jsk_ppp 11/04/2017 21:16
[quote]Original posted by [i]ddavid[/i] at 10/04/2017 20:44 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=79125&ptid=26298][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
I agree. These are different birds. The second is clearly a Red-necked Stint with an odd-looking bill. I am not sure what the first is. It may be a Spoon-billed Sandpiper but I personally think it is ... [/quote]
It does not look like a red-necked stint because of the colour around the neck. I may suggest that it is a spoon-billed sandpiper with mud on its bill.
lpaul 12/04/2017 14:28
First bird is also Red-necked Stint for me.
jsk_ppp 13/04/2017 23:07
Thank you all for the comments. I have changed the subject line to indicate the doubt over it.