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Subject: [Curlews] Curlews in flight [Print This Page]

Author: brendank Time: 4/05/2010 23:37 Subject: Curlews in flight

I thought I would post some pictures of Curlews (Far Eastern, Eurasian, Whimbrel) in flight for ID purposes. I think the hardest in-flight ID may be Whimrel and Eurasian Curlew when the head and overall size is not clear. Seems Eurasian Curlew has more white in the tail. Now if only a Little Curlew was around I could get that shot.

All pictures taken at Mai Po on 1 May 2010.

Whimbrel

Eurasian Curlew

Far Eastern Curlew

Eurasian and Far Eastern

Brendan

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