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(Message started by: cywong on Dec 26^th, 2002, 10:49pm)

Title: Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Post by cywong on Dec 26^th, 2002, 10:49pm

256 Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
Luk Keng 鹿頸
25/12/2002
Is this a juvenile yellow wagtail? I saw it in Luk Keng on 25.12.02. Thanks for any advice.
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/cywong/cywongywagtail.jpg

Title: Re: Yellow wagtail?
Post by Erica on Dec 27^th, 2002, 6:36pm

Looks like a Citrine Wagtail to me. Note the yellow lores and long yellow brow ;)

Title: Re: Yellow wagtail?
Post by AC on Dec 29^th, 2002, 1:41pm

If you wish to know more about identification of Citrine Wagtail & Yellow Wagtail, please look up the article "Field Identification of Citrine Wagtail and Races of Yellow Wagtail in HK" in Hong Kong Bird Report 1995 at p.210. There are good photo of Citrine and the 3 races of Yellow Wagtails too.

If you wish to get a copy of the Report, please contact -

secretary@hkbws.org.hk

Title: Re: Yellow wagtail?
Post by HF_Cheung on Dec 29^th, 2002, 2:00pm

It also appear to me as a Citrine Wagtail. Other than the yellow lore mentioned by Erica, one can also see the slight curve down of the supercilium (eyebrow) behind the ear covert. I believe most yellow wagtail do not have any curve down. Please also note the very small white patch just below the eye which extend to part of the ear covert. To me, that is a very good indication of Citrine Wagtail. One other point is that this bird has a boarder wing bar than most yellow wagtail, and this is also a good feather of Citrine Wagtail.

HF Cheung

Title: Re: Yellow wagtail?
Post by Simon_Wong on Dec 31^st, 2002, 12:00pm

255 Yellow Wagtail 黃鶺鴒
How about this one? Citrine Wagtail.
Date: 15 December 2002
Location: Long Valley
Equipment: Leica APO-Televid 77 with 20x-60x eyepieces + Digital Camera

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/simon_wong/simonwongcwagtail.jpg

Title: Re: Yellow wagtail?
Post by cywong on Jan 6^th, 2003, 10:35pm

Many thanks to Erica, AC and HF Cheung for their valuable advice. Also thanks to Simon for his beautiful photo.

Title: Re: Yellow wagtail?
Post by ximin on Jan 8^th, 2003, 6:28pm

yes,it is a yellow wagtail in winter!

Title: Re: Yellow wagtail?
Post by Koel_Ko on Jan 11^th, 2003, 8:32pm

256 Citrine Wagtail 黃頭鶺鴒
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/koel_ko/koelkocwagtail01.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/koel_ko/koelkocwagtail02.jpg

Please tell me if this is a Citrine Wagtail also? It was phtographed in Long Valley just near the toilet.

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/a5e9dc4a/bc/__hr_Citrine+Wagtail2.jpg?bcRRBI.Abp_LxaTR

Title: Re: Yellow wagtail?
Post by Kestrel on Jan 12^th, 2003, 10:11pm

I think it is, the yellow wagtail don't have those big yellow browed.