Paux

To most birders, major attraction of Rudong is undoubtedly the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper. In this visit, I was unable to take any photos of this bird as they were too far away. Meanwhile, I managed to see two of them clearly through a telescope.
Here are some photos taken during the trip :
The mudflat

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At high tide,the shorebirds will stay in the ponds behind the dam.

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Dunlin 黑腹濱鷸

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Far Eastern Curlew 大杓鷸

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Black-tailed Gull 黑尾鷗

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Ruddy Turnstone 翻石鷸
It checked around this fresh clam carefully & tried several times to open it. Finally it succeeded & got the reward.

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After a tasty meal, it was very satisfied!

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Oriental Cuckoo 中杜鵑

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Chinese Grey Shrike 楔尾伯勞

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(to be cont'd)

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Red-necked Stint 紅頸濱鷸

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Grey-streaked Flycatcher 灰紋鶲

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Asian Brown Flycatcher 北灰鶲

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Arctic Warbler 極北柳鶯

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Blue & White Flycatcher 白腹藍姬鶲

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Red Turtle Dove 火斑鳩

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Common Kestrel 紅隼
When we tried to step closer to take some photos after watching it jumped from the tree above, it didn't try to escape from us ? I guessed there might be a prey under its foot.

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21/09/2013 21:51

Paux

Finally, a view of Rudong. Thanks for viewing.

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21/09/2013 21:53

John Holmes

Very interesting, thanks for sharing !