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(Message started by: kwan on Apr 5^th, 2003, 9:12pm)

Title: Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Post by kwan on Apr 5^th, 2003, 9:12pm

256 Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Tsim Bei Tsui 尖鼻咀
05/4/2003
A male citrine wagtail was seen at the fish pond around Tsim Bei Tsui this afternoon.
http://www.photounme.com/photo11/1143/m50895.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/kwan/kwancwagtail01.jpg
Tsim Bei Tsui 尖鼻咀 05/4/2003

Title: Re: citrine wagtail
Post by Webmaster on Apr 5^th, 2003, 11:35pm

very handsome bird! is it very rare to see a male bird in HK? How many male records are there so far in HK?

Title: Re: Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Post by Kate on Apr 6^th, 2003, 9:31pm

Could you please tell me how to distingish male and female of Citrine Wagtail ? :-/

Title: Re: Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Post by BERNARD on Apr 7^th, 2003, 1:05pm

Hi Kwan,

Good birding ! I should have gone with you to Tsim Bei Tsui that afternoon ! I have never seen a male before.

Bernard. :o

Title: Re: Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Post by gjcarey on Apr 7^th, 2003, 1:30pm

Excellent photo!

Males are rarely seen in HK, and are recorded less than annually.

To differentiate this from a female, have a look at the Hong Kong Bird Report 1995, and on page 210 you'll find a paper by Paul Leader on the identification of Citrine and Yellow Wagtails in HK, with many photos.

Please make sure you submit this record with any others of interest at the end of the year!

Thanks,

Geoff Carey