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Neil
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Unsure Pipit at Mai Po
« on: Mar 4th, 2006, 3:24pm » |
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Taken around the fish ponds outside Mai Po yesterday. I'm still not too good on the Pipit ids. Which one is it? Neil.
Mai Po,
Hong Kong,
China.
03/03/06
Olympus 7070wz plus Swarovski ATS80HD scope and 20-60 zoom and DCA adapter
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miket
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Re: Unsure Pipit at Mai Po
« Reply #1 on: Mar 4th, 2006, 10:55pm » |
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Not a bad pic for a "mystery photograph" feature, but having said that, I think it's fairly clearly a Red-throated Pipit.
Some reasons:
1. You can see reddish coloration coming through in the supercilium and throat/upper breast.
2. It doesn't have the right overall coloration for OBP, or the right distinctive head pattern for that species.
3. The heavily streaked upperparts are not a feature of OBP or Buff-bellied (or Water Pipit), but are for Red-throated.
Hope this helps elucidate,
Mike Turnbull
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