cywong

Can we confirm that these are Swinhoe's snipes and not Pintail Snipes if we can see the tail feathers quite clearly?

Mai Po, 27/09/08

HFCheung

The photos are excellent.  The first one shows that tail very well.  It is definitely Swinhoe.  Please check the Bird of Hong Kong and South China for information.

It seems all these four photo refer to the same bird.  The photos illustrate the typical bill length of Swinhoe's Snipe well (bill length roughly 2.0 times the head length).

HF Cheung

cywong

Thanks for Dr. Cheung's expert opinion.