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is it Kentish Plover?

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1# A A A Post at 12/11/2010 16:23  Show author

is it Kentish Plover?

is it Kentish Plover as I see no chestnut crown for hundreds of same Plovers nearby? at MaiPo , 10-Nov, thanks

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2# A A A Post at 12/11/2010 17:09  Show author
Yes, a Kentish Plover. This is the commonest plover on the Mai Po mudflats in winter. Birds in winter plumage do not have the chestnut crown shown in breeding plumage, which is perhaps what has confused you.

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