HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 (Moderators: Yat-tung YU, BBS Moderators)    Curlew with unknown « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Curlew with unknown  (Read 540 times) Neil BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 498 Curlew with unknown « on: Oct 5th, 2005, 6:30am » Quote Modify Photographed yesterday at MPNR.  At first I thought Curlew Sandpiper but the color didn't look right.  Could it be a Dunlin? Neil   4th,October,2005 MPNR Hong Kong,China.   Olympus 7070wz plus Swarovski ATS80HD scope and 20-60x eyepiece   http://www.pbase.com/neilfif11/image/50279514.jpg « Last Edit: Nov 16th, 2005, 11:57am by BBS Moderators » Logged Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Curlew with unknown « Reply #1 on: Oct 5th, 2005, 7:38pm » Quote Modify It could.   The black spots on the belly are the remains of the breeding plumage.   Also the bill is shorter than Curlew Sandpiper   Cute picture.   Cheers   Mike K Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Paul Leader BBS Member BBS Senior Member     Posts: 83 Re: Curlew with unknown « Reply #2 on: Oct 13th, 2005, 8:48pm » Quote Modify It is a Dunlin, but it is juvenile not and adult with reatined summer plumage.  The small black spots on the belly are typical of a juvenile, as are the dark throat and the narrow pale fringes to the lower scapulars. Logged Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育 => Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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