A 2.2 metre tide brought a good pack of waders close to the hides at Mai Po today. The star of the show - first spotted by Annika Forsten and some other visiting Finnish birders - was a winter plumage Spoon-billed Sandpiper.
April 5th is a public holiday (Ching Ming Festival), so it will be very busy at Mai Po tomorrow !
John, I love the 1st photo
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Great bird to find, I'm still waiting for one (they do occur here in Hokkaido too).........
ReplyDeleteLovely images, John. There is hope for this charismatic wader yet...!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments, Bob, Stu and Terry.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping Spoon-billed Sandpiper can cling on to existence... I'd certainly miss them.