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Hong Kong engraved leg flags 香港號碼足旗

A 1 sighting

From the boardwalk, MPNR 2010-Oct-07

I had imagined that Whimbrel "A1"  would have been the first bird flagged here....
but perhaps the first flags out of the box were "A0" ?

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Redshank "D8" was at the boardwalk this morning, 3rd Nov. 2010
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Flagging Interest

At the Mai Po boardwalk, Saturday 19th March 2011

These photographs attached plus a Redshank with plain HK leg flags, a Broadbilled Sandpiper with plain HK leg flags and a Common Greenshank "A9"

The photos are Black-tailed Godwits "B1" and "B4" and Redshank "D7"

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Class of 2004

From Saturday 19th March, a record shot of the Broad-billed Sandpiper mentioned
- only 11 flagged in HK, reports John Allcock !

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HK leg flags

From the boardwalk, Monday 21st March -

Black-tailed Godwit "B7"  - still in non-breeding plumage

(Not photographed by us)

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Grey-rumped Tattler

Grey-rumped Tattler at the boardwalk June 2nd 2011 - HK leg flags, no engraving
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Grey Plover

Grey Plover at the boardwalk, 11th June 2011  HK flags "C 1"
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29th Sept 2011

MPNR Pond 6 - Wood Sandpiper "M9"
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Wader leg flags

Hi Steve,

A diagram of asian wader leg flags can be downloaded from the bottom of this link :

http://www.shorebird-network.net/shorebirds/shorebird-leg-flags/

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"Ooooby - doo P 2"

Nam Sang Wai 17th Oct 2011

Marsh Sandpiper "P2"

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2012 HK Leg Flag sighting

At the newest boardwalk hide, 9th Jan 2012

Common Greenshanks "D4" and "E5"
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Ello...Ello....

1st March 2012 - a 'late report' from the boardwalk

Pied Avocet - "D2",  "E0",  "E8" and  "J6"

Great Knot - "L0", "L3"

Grey Plover - "C0", "C3", "E9", "H4" and "H5"

Saunders's Gulls - fifty-six
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Flag bearers

March 8th at b/w

Marsh Sandpiper "B6"

Grey Plover "H5"
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Flags

16th March 2012  Pond 11  16:00hrs (high tide roost)

Curlews "A0", "A2", and "A3"

Avocet "A5"

Marsh Sand. "N2"
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Leg flags Waders seen on March 22, 2012

In addition to Richard's list of March 22, 2012
Marsh Sandpiper N7, P0, R3
Grey Plover  J7 K7

and
Greenshank x 1 , Curlew Sandpiper x1, Golden Plover x1  with plain white over yellow leg flags.

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March 23, 2012 Boardwalk

Eurasian Curlew A4
Grey Plover L7, C1,K2
Seen at incoming tide.
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Flagged waders on incoming tide, 25th March 2012

Grey Plover K2, L7, L8

Eurasian Curlew A3

Common Greenshank A4, A5, R5 + one with no letters/numbers
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29th March 2012 at the old hides

Greenshank "E7"  (muddy, but close)

Great Knot "L3"   - still around !
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Flags on the Deep Bay tideline, 3rd May 2012

Curlew Sandpipers  "Z 0", "Z 2", "Z 4", and "Z 9"  also "X 7"

Greater ? Sand Plover "A 2"

Grey-rumped Tattler "A 5"

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Returning (?) wader

At MPNR boardwalk, yesterday, 16th July 2012

Common Redshank " A3 "
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Flag bearers

At Pond 16a or is it 16b ?  MPNR on 2nd Sept 2012

Greater (?) Sand Plovers C6, B1

Terek Sandpiper P4
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Greater Sand Plover - mystery flags

Perhaps Taiwan ?  Depends what colour you think the top flag was originally..

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Marsh Sandpiper " P2 "

at Nam Sang Wai this morning ( 22nd Nov. 2012 )

and a (late report, I found it among some old photos) PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER " L7 " at MPNR b/w on 29th October 2012
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HK Flags on waders

5th Dec 2012

A 1.8m tide at the newest boardwalk hide

Black-tailed Godwit K9

Common Greenshanks  A5 and an "old flags/no numbers" bird

Common Redshank B1,   D2, D3,   E8,   H2,   R7,   T0, T7,   U6
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HK-flagged Terek in Mersing, Malaysia

A photo of this bird from the "Wader World" blog...

http://shorebirder-waderworld.bl ... vation-ringing.html[url=Wader World Blog]Wader World Blog[/url]
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From the boardwalk 20 Oct 2013 -  Common Greenshank "C 4"
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Hk-Flagged Waders

28th October 2013 (boardwalk)

Common Redshank "R 6"

Terek Sandpiper "D 6" - I think Terek, it was obscured behind other waders
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Flagged in HK

HK - flagged waders

3rd Nov 2013 from the boardwalk...

Marsh Sandpiper "R1"

Common Greenshanks "A0", "A4", and "A9"

Also 2 Common Redshank, 1 Marsh Sandpiper and 1 Black-tailed Godwit - "old" HK flags no letters/numbers
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Whoops !  I've re-examined my pics and MY "A4" and "A9" are Marsh Sandpipers.

Have slapped myself on the wrist...
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MPNR boardwalk 7th April 2014

Greater Sand Plover EO
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HK Leg Flags outgoing tide, 21 April 2014

Grey-tailed Tattler  L4

Curlew Sandpipers H4, V6

Common Greenshank E7
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23rd April 2014

Also Curlew Sandpipers J2 and V4
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25th April 2014

Curlew Sandpiper L6

Common Redshank S2
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27th April 2014

Common Redshanks  R6 and R8
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K 2 - 10th May 2014

Can't see the yellow flag, but I guess this was flagged in Hong Kong

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Flags

Ponds 16/17 MPNR today, 27th August 2014

Black-tailed Godwit "B3"

Common Redshank "T0"
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Mai Po Boardwalk  Sunday 25th Jan 2015

Grey Plover "B2"

Redshanks "H6" "R6"
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MPNR Boardwalk, 21st March 2015

Grey Plovers "J7", "H1", "L3", "H5", "K7", and "P0"

Pacific Golden Plovers "H9" and "M4"

Black-tailed Godwit "H6" and one with unlettered HK flags

Curlew Sandpiper "AV"
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MPNR boardwalk 3rd April 2015

Marsh Sandpiper "D2"

Curlew Sandpipers "A7" and "J7"

Common Redshank "U6" and one with plain flags
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MPNR boardwalk 4th April 2015

Black-tailed Godwit "N3"

Marsh Sandpipers (no letters on HK flags) x 2

Common Redshank "J1"
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April 11th 2015 - boardwalk

Common Redshank "E8"
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April 12th 2015 - boardwalk

Common Redshank "S5"
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Mai Po, incl. Pond 11 and boardwalk

20th April 2015

Greater Sand Plover "M9" and "E2"

Curlew Sandpipers "U9", "E8", "BA", and "J2"

21st April

Curlew Sandpipers "BB", and "AM"

Broad-billed Sandpipers "B7"

Red-necked Stint "J1"
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Mai Po boardwalk 22 April 2015

Curlew Sandpiper - "V6" and "BB"

Kentish Plover "E1"
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MP Boardwalk, 9th July 2015

Among about 200 Greater Sand Plovers   "B 5", "C 3", "C 8", "D 4" and "E 1"
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"Old" HK flags on a Grey Plover

MPNR boardwalk, 13 Aug 2015

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Mai Po, 24th Sept 2015 - Common Redshank "D2"
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Friday 11th March - Great Knot L3 (Still here!)

                    Eurasian Curlews A7, A9
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At the boardwalk, MPNR today 5th April 2016

Common Redshanks H8, R6

Terek Sandpiper T2

Pied Avocet H7
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MP boardwalk, 19th April 2016

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