HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Yat-tung YU)    Unsure egret? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Unsure egret?  (Read 707 times) Neil BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 498 Unsure egret? « on: May 26th, 2006, 5:50pm » Quote Modify This egret flew into 16/17 today.  My first impression was Swinhoes but it is not the same bird as seen from the Deep Bay Hide last week that was in breeding plumage. Could it be a non-breeding Swinhoes? Neil   Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong, China. 26/05/06   Olympus 7070wz plus Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw 30x and DCA adapter       Logged Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Unsure egret? « Reply #1 on: May 26th, 2006, 7:32pm » Quote Modify Hi Neil     the green legs and blue facial skin above a yellow bill all point to Swinhoe's   Cheers   mike Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS miket BBS Member BBS God I'd rather be birding!     Posts: 257 Re: Unsure egret? « Reply #2 on: May 27th, 2006, 6:13am » Quote Modify Certainly Swinhoe's - the green legs are just unusual at this time of year, as that's the colour they are in winter basically, while in summer they should be black, with yellow toes.   Mike Turnbull Logged Neil BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 498 Re: Unsure egret? « Reply #3 on: May 27th, 2006, 11:49am » Quote Modify Thanks Mike. I guess that just makes id'ing more of a challenge. Neil. 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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