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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Photo Gallery 相片分享 I >>  Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
        
(Message started by: BERNARD on Dec 3^rd, 2002, 11:16pm)

Title: Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Post by BERNARD on Dec 3^rd, 2002, 11:16pm

256 Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Long Valley 塱原
13/10/2002
PHOTOGRAPHED IN LONG VALLEY IN 13 OCT.
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/bernade/bernadeCWAGTAIL1.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/bernade/bernadeCWAGTAIL2.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/bernade/bernadeCWAGTAIL3.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/bernade/bernadeCWAGTAIL4.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/bernade/bernadeCWAGTAIL5.jpg

THIS BIRD WAS NOT SHY. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY AND IT STILL KEPT WALKING AND JUMPING ON GRASS. MARCUS AND I TOOK A LOT OF PICTURES ON THIS BIRD. WHEN I WALKED AWAY THE BIRD WAS STILL THERE FOR A WHILE. I DIDN'T REVIEW THE PICTURES IN DETAIL UNTIL TODAY. I SUDDENLY NOTICE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A CITRINE WAGTAIL ILLUSTRATED IN CRAIG ROBSON'S FIELD GUIDE. AND IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE THE 2 PICTURES SHOWN IN THE JAPANESE PHOTO FIELD GUIDE "550 BIRDS OF JAPAN - LAND BIRDS" PAGE 125.

I NOTICE THAT THE PALE YELLOW SUPERCILIUM EXTENDS DOWN BEHIND EAR-COVERTS. IS THAT ENOUGH TO RULE OUT YELLOW WAGTAIL ? IF THIS BIRD IS A CITRINE WAGTAIL THEN IS IT A FEMALE OR A NON-BREEDING MALE ? APPROX HOW OLD IS THIS BIRD ? IS THIS BIRD IN WINTER PLUMAGE ? EXPERIENCED BIRDERS PLEASE HELP ME TO IDENTIFY IT. THANKS. ???

BERNARD

Title: Re: CITRINE WAGTAIL ?
Post by Justin_Jansen on Dec 5^th, 2002, 4:07pm

HI,

The bird is lacking whitish undertail feathers and can not therefore be an citrine wagtail!

Cheers, Justin

Title: Re: CITRINE WAGTAIL ?
Post by BERNARD on Dec 7^th, 2002, 11:01am

HI JUSTIN,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOU SAY IT IS NOT A CITRINE WAGTAIL. THEN I ASSUME IT IS A YELLOW WAGTAIL. WHICH RACE (SUB-SPECIES) IS THIS YELLOW WAGTAIL ? IS IT A FEMALE OR A MALE ? IS IT A JUVENILLE OR ADULT ? IS IT IN BREEDING OR NON BREEDING PLUMAGE ? IS IT IN SUMMER OR WINTER PLUMAGE ?

I THINK I MET YOU BEFORE. ARE YOU ONE OF THE TWO DUTCH PEOPLE WHO MET SAMSON SO IN LONG VALLEY LOOKING FOR PAINTED SNIPE ? I WAS THE ONE CARRYING THE CAMERA WITH TRIPOD. DO YOU REMEMBER ? DID YOU MENTION THAT YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR SPOONBILL SANDPIPER IN MAI PO ? DID YOU ACTUALLY SEE ONE ? HOW WAS THE TRIP TO AUSTRALIA ? WAS IT EXCITING ?

HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN THE FUTURE !

CHEERS,
BERNARD.

Title: Re: CITRINE WAGTAIL ?
Post by Paul Leader on Dec 7^th, 2002, 11:45am

It is a Citrine Wagtail (adult female), the combination of pale centre to the ear coverts, the supercilium extending down and around the earcoverts and also meeting above the bill to give a small pale area on the forecrown eliminates Yellow Wagtail. It is also obviously longer legged than Yellow Wagtails.

Very nice picture they are too!

Paul

Title: Re: CITRINE WAGTAIL ?
Post by Koel Ko on Dec 9^th, 2002, 1:07pm

Paul,
I would like to ask you if the Citrine Wagtail is a winter visitor in Hong Kong, or just a passage migrant? Thanks a lot.

Title: Re: CITRINE WAGTAIL ?
Post by Paul Leader on Dec 10^th, 2002, 5:32pm

It is a scarce passage migrant and winter visitor.

Title: Re: CITRINE WAGTAIL ?
Post by BERNARD on Dec 10^th, 2002, 11:35pm

DEAR PAUL,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

BERNARD :D

Title: Re: CITRINE WAGTAIL ?
Post by Justin_Jansen on Dec 12^th, 2002, 5:15pm

Yep youre right im one of the dutch people. Pauls got right about the id!

Cheers, Justin