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[Plovers] European Golden Plover

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1# A A A Post at 25/10/2015 16:09  Show author

European Golden Plover

Our surveyor found a European Golden Plover at Geiwai 16/17 in Mai Po Nature Reserve this morning.
Noted the bird with chunky body and head, larger size compare with Pacific Golden Plover in the 2nd photo, proportionately short legs (PISTON & HEINL 2001)
Also the underwing color is key feature to distinguish Pacific Golden Plover and European Golden Plover. European showed Whitish underwing and Pacific showed a greyish.

For more details for ID, there are an article about 1st record of European Golden Plover in Alaska. please see https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wb/v32n03/p0179-p0181.pdf

Thanks for Mr. Yu Yat Tung & other friends to give suggestion to ID
Thanks for Mr. John Holmes to get a good photo of the underwing to look more details to confirm the ID


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2# A A A Post at 25/10/2015 17:43  Show author
Wonderful Find! Congrats Ivan

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3# A A A Post at 25/10/2015 19:24  Show author
Thanks for your great find!

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4# A A A Post at 25/10/2015 20:30  Show author

European Golden Plover

Thanks to Ivan TSE for finding this bird today.

Some record shots from me (in the order they were taken).

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Rear view

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Upperwing

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Pac(H), Euro (L)

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Euro (L), Pac GP (R)

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Away

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5# A A A Post at 26/10/2015 11:08  Show author
Good find and good shots !!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnyu9339

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6# A A A Post at 27/10/2015 22:20  Show author
Thank you Ivan ,Peter and Michelle

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