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Asiatic Dowitchers, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
good numbers of this globally threatened wader present |
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Asiatic Dowitchers, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
with other species- see how many you can get! |
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Black-faced Spoonbills, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
a flock of thirty or so, with a Little Egret |
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Black-faced Spoonbills, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
an immature and an adult, complete with 'leg trinkets', part of a monitoring program for this globally threatened species |
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Black-faced Spoonbills, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
part of the flock on scrape 15/16, looking north |
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boardwalk, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
through the Mangroves in Deep Bay leading to the famous floating hide |
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boardwalk, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
the famous floating boardwalk at high tide, making it's way though the impressive Mangroves |
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Brown Shrike, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
superciliaris race, taken in very bright sunlight so some bleaching of colours |
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Black-shouldered Starling, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
fairly common and surprisingly large! |
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Black-winged Stilt, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Caspian Tern, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
with Black-tailed Godwits |
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Caspian Terns, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
with Gull-billed Terns, Marsh Sandpiper and Black-tailed Godwits |
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Chinese Pond Heron, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
very common and handsome too |
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Deep Bay, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
looking north-east towards the Mangroves and the Chinese city of Shenzhen in the background |
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Deep Bay, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
looking north-east again at high tide |
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Deep Bay, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
looking north-west towards Tsim Bei Tsui |
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Far Eastern Curlew, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
with Curlews of the race orientalis |
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Far Eastern Curlew, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
with an orientalis race Curlew |
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Far Eastern Curlew, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
with orientalis race Curlews, unfortunately the distinctive well barred underwings are not visable here |
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fish ponds, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
along the track to the visitor centre at Mai Po and a haven for all species of birds |
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Gei Wai, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
typical Gei Wai, or tidal shrimp pond |
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Great Knot, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
breeding plumaged |
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Great Knot, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
with Black-tailed Godwits of the race melanuroides |
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Great Knot, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
Marsh Sands and Redshank |
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Greater Sand Plover, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Greater Sand Plover, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
typically large billed |
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Grey-tailed Tattler, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Great White Egret, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Intermediate Egret, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Common Koel, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
usually quite difficult to see but not to hear! |
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Long-billed Dowitcher, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
asleep centre picture, a regular Hong Kong rarity and one of atleast 2 present |
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Long-toed Stint, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Long-toed Stint, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
a rather dull individual but check out the length of that middle toe! |
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Long-toed Stint, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Long-toed Stints, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Long-tailed Shrike, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Mai Po WWF, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
visitor centre, the trees around the car park are a haven for flycatchers and warblers |
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Mai Po, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
scrape 16/17, where most of the waders roost over high tide and a wonderful place! |
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Mai Po, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
scrape 16/17 and full of waders! |
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Marsh Sandpiper, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Mai Po, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
typical path through the scrub |
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Mai Po, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
one of the main paths and usually full of migrants |
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Pacific Golden Plovers, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
in all states of plumage! |
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Red-whiskered Bulbul, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
a very common bird |
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Sandpipers, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
a nice size comparrison between Greenshank, Marsh Sandpipers and Wood Sandpipers |
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Mai Po, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
scrape 16/17 at high tide |
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Terek Sandpiper, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
with Spotted Redshank, Redshank and melanuroides Black-tailed Godwits |
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Terek Sandpipers, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
in Deep Bay from the floating hide |
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Waders, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
packed into a Gei Wai at high tide, Marsh Sands, Redshanks and Curlew Sands |
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Waders, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
packed into a Gei Wai at high tide and offering close views from the hide (which I wasn't in when I took this!) |
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Waders, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
packed into a Gei Wai at high tide with Spotted Redshanks very numerous |
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Mai Po, April 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
a small area of woodland but still full of migrant passerines |
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