HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Photo Gallery 相片分享 I (Moderators: Forrest FONG, George_Ho, carmen, Kwok Jai, BBS Moderators)    Whimbrel at MPNR « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Whimbrel at MPNR  (Read 530 times) Neil BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 498 Whimbrel at MPNR « on: Apr 29th, 2006, 5:49pm » Quote Modify This guy stayed around when all the other left the main scrape (#16/17 ) on Thursday afternoon. Digiscope from about 25 meters.Neil. (originally mis- id'd as a Curlew )   MPNR, Hong Kong, China.   27/04/06   Olympus 7070wz plus Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw 30x eyepiece and DCA adapter.   « Last Edit: Apr 30th, 2006, 7:48am by Neil » Logged johnallcock BBS Member BBS Senior Member     Posts: 66 Re: Curlew « Reply #1 on: Apr 29th, 2006, 6:09pm » Quote Modify Neil,   This bird is in fact a whimbrel.  Note the strong head pattern (dark eye-stripe and lateral crown stripes, pale supercilium and central crown stripe) and the bill shape (fairly straight at the base with a sharp downward angle near the end, rather than a gradual curve as in curlew)   Also if you see them together, whimbrel is noticeably smaller than curlew (although this isn't obvious on the photo) Logged Neil BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 498 Re: Curlew « Reply #2 on: Apr 30th, 2006, 7:47am » Quote Modify Thanks John. It always helps to have a comparison bird around for sizing differences. Neil. Logged Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得 => Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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