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From the boardwalk, MPNR 2010-Oct-07

I had imagined that Whimbrel "A1"  would have been the first bird flagged here....
but perhaps the first flags out of the box were "A0" ?

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Redshank "D8" was at the boardwalk this morning, 3rd Nov. 2010

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At the Mai Po boardwalk, Saturday 19th March 2011

These photographs attached plus a Redshank with plain HK leg flags, a Broadbilled Sandpiper with plain HK leg flags and a Common Greenshank "A9"

The photos are Black-tailed Godwits "B1" and "B4" and Redshank "D7"

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From Saturday 19th March, a record shot of the Broad-billed Sandpiper mentioned
- only 11 flagged in HK, reports John Allcock !

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From the boardwalk, Monday 21st March -

Black-tailed Godwit "B7"  - still in non-breeding plumage

(Not photographed by us)

J & J

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Grey-rumped Tattler at the boardwalk June 2nd 2011 - HK leg flags, no engraving

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Grey Plover at the boardwalk, 11th June 2011  HK flags "C 1"

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29th Sept 2011

MPNR Pond 6 - Wood Sandpiper "M9"

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Hi Steve,

A diagram of asian wader leg flags can be downloaded from the bottom of this link :

http://www.shorebird-network.net/shorebirds/shorebird-leg-flags/

John

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Nam Sang Wai 17th Oct 2011

Marsh Sandpiper "P2"

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At the newest boardwalk hide, 9th Jan 2012

Common Greenshanks "D4" and "E5"

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1st March 2012 - a 'late report' from the boardwalk

Pied Avocet - "D2",  "E0",  "E8" and  "J6"

Great Knot - "L0", "L3"

Grey Plover - "C0", "C3", "E9", "H4" and "H5"

Saunders's Gulls - fifty-six

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March 8th at b/w

Marsh Sandpiper "B6"

Grey Plover "H5"

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16th March 2012  Pond 11  16:00hrs (high tide roost)

Curlews "A0", "A2", and "A3"

Avocet "A5"

Marsh Sand. "N2"

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In addition to Richard's list of March 22, 2012
Marsh Sandpiper N7, P0, R3
Grey Plover  J7 K7

and
Greenshank x 1 , Curlew Sandpiper x1, Golden Plover x1  with plain white over yellow leg flags.

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Eurasian Curlew A4
Grey Plover L7, C1,K2
Seen at incoming tide.

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Grey Plover K2, L7, L8

Eurasian Curlew A3

Common Greenshank A4, A5, R5 + one with no letters/numbers

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Greenshank "E7"  (muddy, but close)

Great Knot "L3"   - still around !

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Curlew Sandpipers  "Z 0", "Z 2", "Z 4", and "Z 9"  also "X 7"

Greater ? Sand Plover "A 2"

Grey-rumped Tattler "A 5"

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At MPNR boardwalk, yesterday, 16th July 2012

Common Redshank " A3 "

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At Pond 16a or is it 16b ?  MPNR on 2nd Sept 2012

Greater (?) Sand Plovers C6, B1

Terek Sandpiper P4

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Perhaps Taiwan ?  Depends what colour you think the top flag was originally..

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at Nam Sang Wai this morning ( 22nd Nov. 2012 )

and a (late report, I found it among some old photos) PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER " L7 " at MPNR b/w on 29th October 2012

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5th Dec 2012

A 1.8m tide at the newest boardwalk hide

Black-tailed Godwit K9

Common Greenshanks  A5 and an "old flags/no numbers" bird

Common Redshank B1,   D2, D3,   E8,   H2,   R7,   T0, T7,   U6

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A photo of this bird from the "Wader World" blog...

http://shorebirder-waderworld.bl ... vation-ringing.html[url=Wader World Blog]Wader World Blog[/url]

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From the boardwalk 20 Oct 2013 -  Common Greenshank "C 4"

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28th October 2013 (boardwalk)

Common Redshank "R 6"

Terek Sandpiper "D 6" - I think Terek, it was obscured behind other waders

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HK - flagged waders

3rd Nov 2013 from the boardwalk...

Marsh Sandpiper "R1"

Common Greenshanks "A0", "A4", and "A9"

Also 2 Common Redshank, 1 Marsh Sandpiper and 1 Black-tailed Godwit - "old" HK flags no letters/numbers

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Whoops !  I've re-examined my pics and MY "A4" and "A9" are Marsh Sandpipers.

Have slapped myself on the wrist...

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MPNR boardwalk 7th April 2014

Greater Sand Plover EO

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Grey-tailed Tattler  L4

Curlew Sandpipers H4, V6

Common Greenshank E7

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23rd April 2014

Also Curlew Sandpipers J2 and V4

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25th April 2014

Curlew Sandpiper L6

Common Redshank S2

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27th April 2014

Common Redshanks  R6 and R8

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Can't see the yellow flag, but I guess this was flagged in Hong Kong

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Ponds 16/17 MPNR today, 27th August 2014

Black-tailed Godwit "B3"

Common Redshank "T0"

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Mai Po Boardwalk  Sunday 25th Jan 2015

Grey Plover "B2"

Redshanks "H6" "R6"

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Grey Plovers "J7", "H1", "L3", "H5", "K7", and "P0"

Pacific Golden Plovers "H9" and "M4"

Black-tailed Godwit "H6" and one with unlettered HK flags

Curlew Sandpiper "AV"

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Marsh Sandpiper "D2"

Curlew Sandpipers "A7" and "J7"

Common Redshank "U6" and one with plain flags

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Black-tailed Godwit "N3"

Marsh Sandpipers (no letters on HK flags) x 2

Common Redshank "J1"

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Common Redshank "E8"

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Common Redshank "S5"

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20th April 2015

Greater Sand Plover "M9" and "E2"

Curlew Sandpipers "U9", "E8", "BA", and "J2"

21st April

Curlew Sandpipers "BB", and "AM"

Broad-billed Sandpipers "B7"

Red-necked Stint "J1"

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Curlew Sandpiper - "V6" and "BB"

Kentish Plover "E1"

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Among about 200 Greater Sand Plovers   "B 5", "C 3", "C 8", "D 4" and "E 1"

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MPNR boardwalk, 13 Aug 2015

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Mai Po, 24th Sept 2015 - Common Redshank "D2"

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Friday 11th March - Great Knot L3 (Still here!)

                    Eurasian Curlews A7, A9

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At the boardwalk, MPNR today 5th April 2016

Common Redshanks H8, R6

Terek Sandpiper T2

Pied Avocet H7

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MP boardwalk, 19th April 2016