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(Message started by: Neil on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 8:24pm)

Title: Terek Sandpiper at Mai Po 翹嘴鷸
Post by Neil on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 8:24pm

I had a nice day at Mai Po yesterday on my own . Where is everyone?  There were about 2000 plus birds in the main Scrape at high tide, mostly Greenshanks and Red-Necked Stints, but I was happy to see about 50 plus Terek Sandpipers and here is one of them. Neil.
http://www.pbase.com/neilfif11/image/48099145
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/Neil/neil_07.jpg

Title: Re: Whimbrel at Mai Po
Post by Neil on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 8:27pm

Sorry about the missposting on this . Should be Terek Sandpiper at Mai Po.Neil.

Title: Re: Whimbrel at Mai Po
Post by Andrew on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 10:01pm

"where is everyone?"

AT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:'(
Andrew

Title: Re: Whimbrel at Mai Po
Post by Neil on Aug 24^th, 2005, 10:37am

Andrew,
When I was going out to Mai Po During Mar/Apr/May during the week ( I don't go on weekends) there were always people out there then. In fact one day there were 10 people out in the Deep Bay Hide. I suspect that people don't like the hot weather and believe that there are no birds worth going to see until September. Neil.

Title: Re: Whimbrel at Mai Po
Post by Andrew on Aug 24^th, 2005, 12:37pm

Neil, you are probably right but I took annual leave during the migration season so that I could go to MP during the week and indeed the Boardwalk Hides were packed with photographers. If you can regularly go during the week you are very fortunate. All I can see frommy window here is LegCo :'(

Andrew