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(Message started by: Neil on Mar 4^th, 2006, 3:24pm)

Title: Unsure Pipit at Mai Po
Post by Neil on Mar 4^th, 2006, 3:24pm

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

http://www.pbase.com/neilfif11/image/56778815.jpg

Title: Re: Unsure Pipit at Mai Po
Post by miket on Mar 4^th, 2006, 10:55pm

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