We get two different kinds of Black-tailed Godwits here, according to the ever-readable "Avifauna of Hong Kong". The wintering population are an odd long thin-billed form, while the ones that pass through in spring are noticeably thicker-billed.
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It is still a mystery where the thin-billed birds that winter here breed.
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It is still a mystery where the thin-billed birds that winter here breed.
Sounds like you are angling for a split and an armchair tick mr. Holmes!
ReplyDelete"Armchair ticks" are the reward of birders who do their research carefully, Andrew ! But usually, this does not include me....
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