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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  Dunlin in May or just a Curlew sandpiper?
        
(Message started by: Koel_Ko on May 25^th, 2003, 6:32pm)

Title: Dunlin in May or just a Curlew sandpiper?
Post by Koel_Ko on May 25^th, 2003, 6:32pm

Dear All,
Below is a lone bird found at the 16/17 pond of Maipo on 25 May. Its overall size was about 18-24 cm, and was drab wader-brown on the upperparts, white on the under. There were no distinctive features except that the nape region was dappled with black, and around the eyes was a white region (spectacle). The bill is all dark and slightly decurved at the tip. Legs were quite short, and was always probing the soil.
Please help us identify this bird.
http://www.geocities.com/thekoelfantasy/Dunlin.JPG
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/koel_ko/koelkodulin01.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/thekoelfantasy/Dunlin2.JPG
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/koel_ko/koelkodulin02.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/thekoelfantasy/Dunlin3.JPG
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/koel_ko/koelkodulin03.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/thekoelfantasy/Dunlin4.JPG
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/koel_ko/koelkodulin04.jpg

Title: Re: Dunlin in May or just a Curlew sandpiper?
Post by Koel_Ko on May 25^th, 2003, 9:01pm

Thank you, Forrest  ;)
It was the best quality I could manage..