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(Message started by: Owen on Mar 25^th, 2004, 8:03pm)

Title: Help Bird ID please...
Post by Owen on Mar 25^th, 2004, 8:03pm

all these Shank really make me headache...
Mai Po Nature Reserve 米埔自然保護區
21/3/2004
Canon 10D 100-400 + 1.4x, 2x

#1
113 Grey Plover 灰斑行鳥
129 Marsh Sandpiper 澤鷸
http://www.pbase.com/image/27132277.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/owen/owen_045.jpg

#2
160 Ruff 流蘇鷸
http://www.pbase.com/image/27132271.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/owen/owen_046.jpg

#3
128 Common Redshank 紅腳鷸
http://www.pbase.com/image/27132272.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/owen/owen_047.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/27132282.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/owen/owen_048.jpg

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by guest on Mar 25^th, 2004, 9:01pm

Hi Owen,

Some hints for you!

1, it is not a "shank", it is a "Plover"
2, it is not a "shank" or "plover", look it up at page 94 of "birds of Hong Kong"
3 n 4, it is a "shank", check it leg color.

Hope can give u an initiative to identify bird on the field.

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by beginner on Mar 31^st, 2004, 9:04pm

3 & 4 是紅腳鷸嗎？

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by camel on Mar 31^st, 2004, 11:00pm

Is #3 a Ruff?

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by T M Siu on Apr 2^nd, 2004, 10:33pm

I think #2 is a ruff.

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by T M Siu on Apr 2^nd, 2004, 10:41pm

Could #1 be a juvenile Turnstone?

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by 假鳥迷 on Apr 2^nd, 2004, 11:13pm

#1 is a Grey Plover to me ;D

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by Karl on Apr 2^nd, 2004, 11:30pm

#1 is a marsh sandpiper to me. :P

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by pan on Apr 3^rd, 2004, 12:21am

Both of you are right
the one in the backgound is marsh sandpiper
and the other one is grey plover 8)

Title: Re: Help Bird ID please...
Post by Owen on Apr 3^rd, 2004, 12:33am

Thanks all, two more to go on the same day..
129 Marsh Sandpiper 澤鷸
http://www.pbase.com/image/27103109.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/owen/owen_049.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/27132283.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/owen/owen_050.jpg