passerby-b

Got a ringed Kentish Plover (if I ID it wrong, please correct me) in Long Valley on 19 November 2016.
But the colour of the lower ring was obstructed by mud!

ajohn

This is a very interesting observation. The fact that the flags are on the left leg, and that the upper flag is angled, suggests that this is not a bird flagged in Hong Kong.
It is likely that it is flagged in Guangdong. If so, the lower flag should be yellow, and should be engraved. If anyone has more photos of the bird I would be very interested to see them, and if anyone else sees this bird in LV, please try to check whether you can read the number combination on the flag.

elphoto

May I know which part of Long Valley this bird was seen? Thanks!

derekhon2

May be the same bird.

Right leg hurt.

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passerby-b

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Original posted by elphoto at 22/11/2016 16:40
May I know which part of Long Valley this bird was seen? Thanks!

The bird was found in the two pools that we called "belongs to HKBWS"
They were fenced in one side on the day. But on the 20 November 2016, a fence was erected on the other side!

[ Last edited by passerby-b at 22/11/2016 20:12 ]

ajohn

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Original posted by derekhon2 at 22/11/2016 19:05
May be the same bird.

Thanks Derekhon2, these are very useful. It is the same bird.
The flag number is 77. I have heard back from the ringer that this bird was flagged on 11 January 2013 at Xitou, Guangdong. That's about 250km west of Hong Kong.