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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  nordmann's greenshank
        
(Message started by: fengrusong on Jan 8^th, 2003, 8:38pm)

Title: nordmann's greenshank
Post by fengrusong on Jan 8^th, 2003, 8:38pm

i watched a wader whose tail is white totally in Poyang lake in the winter.may it be nordmann's greenshank?

Title: Re: nordmann's greenshank
Post by Albatross on Jan 9^th, 2003, 12:45am

Not such simple!!

Green, Marsh and Wood Sandpipers can also have white/whitish tail or rump.

Did you see any other features?

Albatross

Title: Re: nordmann's greenshank
Post by gjcarey on Jan 9^th, 2003, 2:58pm

Nordmann's Greenshank is very rare in Hong Kong in winter, and thus I imagine it occurs only very exceptionally, if at all, at Po Yang which is much further north.

Try to take a more detailed description of birds you are not sure about, as it will make it easier for you to identify them.

Geoff Carey

Title: Re: nordmann's greenshank
Post by fengrusong on Jan 9^th, 2003, 9:02pm

on 01/09/03 at 00:45:35, Albatross wrote:

Not such simple!!

Green, Marsh and Wood Sandpipers can also have white/whitish tail or rump.

Did you see any other features?

Albatross

albatross and Geoff, thank you very much.i use the book of "a field guide to the birds of china", in which ,i just found the tail of greenshank's picture is white ,so i think maybe watched it !
i will be more careful next time!