John Holmes

2010-February-20 - Mai Po Boardwalk
(1D MK IV + 800mm + 1.4x)

Spotted by Carrie Kilburn

John Holmes

Saunders's Gull with a DX blue leg flag on the left tibia and metal ring on the right with Chinese characters looks like "北京" Beijing?
2010 Feb 21 @ falling tide
Boardwalk MPNR

John Holmes

Kestrel, Tung,

Very interesting, thanks for that information !

John

John Holmes

Sighting on 29/03/2010
@ MPNR Boardwalk
@ incoming tide

John Holmes

John A.,

Thanks for the reminder, I've reported Great Knot "KUU" on the form at the website you linked to, and another one, "KDB" seen on 30th March.

I'll Email Tung about the Shanghai (Chongming Dao ?) flags in case he's missed this thread.

John H.

John Holmes

This is the reply we got from the Austrian Waders Study group about KUU.  



MESSAGE QUOTE

First international sighting of this bird. 
Interestingly, aged '1' when banded. 
Great Knot
  Banding/Recapture
            07/06/2009    Richards Point, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-18.00, 122.37)  Australia
                             06303993 (KUU) Aged 1 
  Resighting
            23/10/2009    Stilt Viewing, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-17.98, 122.33)  Australia
                             KUU Alice Ewing

Please note that as the two or three character alphanumeric code on the engraved flag (or five-character individual colour-band code) has been identified, this record will be 'officially' processed as a recovery by the ABBBS. Once this has occurred the attached 'interim' flag sighting report will be deleted.

The banding details were as follows:


Band Number: 06303993 (engraved flag KUU)
Date of banding: 7/06/2009

Age of bird when banded: 1
Locode: 800001 (Beaches, Crab Ck Rd, Roebuck Bay, Broome)
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From: AWSG Leg Flag Sightings
c/o Clive Minton,
165 Dalgetty Rd.,
Beaumaris, VIC 3193
Australia


Phone/Fax: 61 3 9589 4901
Email: mintons@ozemail.com.au



Dear John and Jemi Holmes,



Thank you for recording the details of the flagged wader that was recently sighted. We appreciate your action in reporting this information, which will contribute to our understanding of the migration of birds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.



Please check the information given below and advise me if any details appear incorrect.

A Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris was sighted in a flock of 90 birds by John and Jemi Holmes at: Mai Po NR, Hong Kong (China) 22deg 30min 0sec N, 114deg 10min 0sec E  on 30/03/2010 with flag(s) as follows:

     

LEFT leg: nothing/unknown on tibia (upper leg) above nothing/unknown on tarsus
     
RIGHT leg: yellow engraved flag on tibia (upper leg) above nothing/unknown on tarsus


This bird was flagged Beaches, Crab Ck Rd, Roebuck Bay, Broome, approximate co-ordinates 18deg 0min S, 122deg 22min E, which uses the flag combination Yellow Engraved, on 7/06/2009.



The resighting was a distance of approximately 4592 km, with a bearing of 348 degrees, from the marking location.



Plumage described as: Partial Breeding.

First international sighting of this bird.  Interestingly, aged '1' when banded. 
Photo at:
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... &extra=page%3D1



Thank you for contributing to shorebird research studies in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.  The information you have helped to collect is valuable for scientific and conservation purposes.



Please report to us any further flag sightings you may make in the future.  This can be direct or via the electronic form on the Australasian Wader Studies Group website: http://www.awsg.org.au/reportform.php

The "processing" of leg flag sightings is financially supported by the Australian Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.



Yours sincerely,

Clive Minton,
Australasian Wader Studies Group


Processed 02/04/2010,
our reference: 00024593 (UNH37785).

MESSAGE UNQUOTE

[ Last edited by John Holmes at 3/04/2010 08:41 ]

John Holmes

Message partially quoted

.....A Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris was sighted by John and Jemi Holmes
at: Mai Po NR, Hong Kong (China) 22deg 30min 0sec N, 114deg 10min 0sec E
on 30/03/2010 with flag(s) as follows:

      LEFT leg: nothing/unknown on tibia (upper leg) above
nothing/unknown on tarsus
      RIGHT leg: black flag on tibia (upper leg) above white flag on
tibia


This bird was flagged at Chongming Dao, Shanghai, China, approximate
co-ordinates 31deg 27min N, 121deg 55min E, which uses the flag
combination Black/White, since April 2006.

The resighting was a distance of approximately 1256 km, with a bearing
of 219 degrees, from the marking location.....

Message unquote

[ Last edited by John Holmes at 3/04/2010 09:06 ]

John Holmes

This bird was seen on March 29, 2010 by YU Yat Tung,
seen again on March 30, 2010 on the incoming tide.



Message partially quoted

Many thanks.  These are the first international resightings of this bird.
Great Knot
  Banding/Recapture
            05/07/2009    Wader Spit, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-18.00, 122.37)  Australia
                             06307722 (KDB) Aged 2+ 
  Resighting
            19/10/2009    Stilt Viewing, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-17.98, 122.33)  Australia
                             KDB Alice Ewing
            23/10/2009    Stilt Viewing, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-17.98, 122.33)  Australia
                             KDB Alice Ewing

Band Number: 06307722 (engraved flag KDB)

Date of banding: 5/07/2009
Age of bird when banded: 2+
Locode: 800001 (Beaches, Crab Ck Rd, Roebuck Bay, Broome)

--

From: AWSG Leg Flag Sightings

c/o Clive Minton,

165 Dalgetty Rd.,

Beaumaris,
VIC 3193
Australia


A Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris was sighted by Yu Yat Tung at: Mai Po NR, Hong Kong (China) 22deg 30min 0sec N, 114deg 10min 0sec E  on 29/03/2010 with flag(s) as follows:

     

LEFT leg: nothing/unknown on tibia (upper leg) above nothing/unknown on tarsus
     
RIGHT leg: yellow engraved flag on tibia (upper leg) above nothing/unknown on tarsus



This bird was flagged Beaches, Crab Ck Rd, Roebuck Bay, Broome, approximate co-ordinates 18deg 0min S, 122deg 22min E, which uses the flag combination Yellow Engraved, on 5/07/2009.

The resighting was a distance of approximately 4592 km, with a bearing of 348 degrees, from the marking location.

.....
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John Holmes

MPNR boardwalk  26th April 2010

Red-over-blue - Tasmania  ?  Is this a "first"  ?

John Holmes

23rd April 2010  at MPNR boardwalk  (already reported to AWSG via their website)

John Holmes

Quote:

Original posted by John Holmes at 28/04/2010 14:24
23rd April 2010  at MPNR boardwalk  (already reported to AWSG via their website)

Message partially quoted

Please note: First international sighting of this bird.
 
Previous sightings of this Greater Sand Plover:
  Banding/Recapture
            05/09/2009    Richards Point, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-18.00, 122.37)  Australia
                             05254416 (AKP) Aged 2 
  Resighting
            19/09/2009    Beaches, Crab Ck Rd, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-18.00, 122.37)  Australia
                             AKP Klaus Hein
            20/10/2009    Two Dog Hermit beach, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-18.00, 122.37)  Australia
                             AKP Alice Ewing
            25/10/2009    Eagles Roost, Roebuck Bay, Broome  (-17.92, 122.58)  Australia
                             AKP Alice Ewing

Please note that as the two or three character alphanumeric code on the engraved flag (or five-character individual colour-band code) has been identified, this record will be 'officially' processed as a recovery by the ABBBS. Once this has occurred the attached 'interim' flag sighting report will be deleted.

The banding details were as follows:


Band Number: 05254416 (engraved flag AKP)

Date of banding: 5/09/2009

Age of bird when banded: 2

Locode: 800001 (Beaches, Crab Ck Rd, Roebuck Bay, Broome)
--


From: AWSG Leg Flag Sightings

c/o Clive Minton,
165 Dalgetty Rd.,

Beaumaris, VIC 3193

Australia


Please report to us any further flag sightings you may make in the future.  This can be direct or via the electronic form on the Australasian Wader Studies Group website: http://www.awsg.org.au/reportform.php



The "processing" of leg flag sightings is financially supported by the Australian Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.


Yours sincerely,

Clive Minton,
Australasian Wader Studies Group



Processed 28/04/2010, our reference: 00024746 (UNH37792).

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[ Last edited by John Holmes at 28/04/2010 21:44 ]