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isaac_chan
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Please help to ID
« on: Jun 17th, 2004, 12:59am » |
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Mai Po 米埔
12/6/2004
D100 + Sigma 120-300mm + 2x
Are they Gull-billed Tern (鷗嘴噪鷗)?
Sorry, they are just too far away... 
Black-winged Stilt (黑翅長腳鷸) are standing next to them.
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Re: Please help to ID
« Reply #1 on: Jun 17th, 2004, 10:04pm » |
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Looks like Gull-billed terns to me as well.
They are passage migrant that usually come thru' Deep Bay in Apr/May time. Common terns that look similar (but smaller with longer tail feathers) usually come thru' around Aug/Sep.
Would experts pls help verify my guess.
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Re: Please help to ID
« Reply #2 on: Jun 21st, 2004, 12:15pm » |
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I agree that the two birds standing sideways on and the single bird in the photo are Gull-billed Terns - neat back cap, fairly heavy and relatively short all-black bill, light-mid grey upperparts, pure white underparts and short (for a tern) tail.
I am not sure about the middle bird in the first photo (facing the camera). It is in partial winter plumage (which doesn't help) but is it also a little smaller and the bill a little finer?
Mike Leven
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