This week the spring tides in Deep Bay have been high and many of the waders have been leaving the tideline long before the water gets to the Mai Po boardwalk hides. AND the weather has been hot and humid.
So, I'm already nostalgic for last week, when these photos were taken.
An assortment of shorebirds from the Deep Bay mudflats ….
Broad-billed Sandpiper - Limicola falcinellus
Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea
Terek Sandpiper - Xenus cinereus
Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus
Bar-tailed Godwit and Greater Sand Plover - Limosa lapponica and Charadrius leschenaultii (and Curlew Sands, inevitably...)
Little Stint - Calidris minuta
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata
A number of leg-flagged birds serve as living flagships for the hordes of waders on their northerly migration… many waders "refueling" in Hong Kong have wintered in Australia
(Red-necked Stint and Curlew Sandpiper, both flagged in NW Australia - and duly reported elsewhere)
This Curlew Sandpiper was flagged in Thailand
And "Spring" isn't over yet !
Another beautiful series. Love the colours of these spring waders.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to stop looking a this blog - you're killing me with these pics!
DeleteHi Dave, Mun...
DeleteActually I'm "killing" myself.... it's a long sweaty march out to the hides... (but sometimes worth it !)
I just love this post! Waders in their breeding plumage is one of my most favourite things to watch. And just like Dave, your photos are killing me!
ReplyDeleteOh, and nice to know that Curlew Sandpiper spent its holiday in Thailand.
ReplyDeleteAyuwat,
DeleteThailand is a great place to spend the winter, obviously ! AND I've been admiring your photos on OBI of some of these
Love the Dowitcher, are they annual?
ReplyDeleteHi Paul, Yes two or three Long-billed Dowitchers each winter and/or on passage .... perhaps there'll be one in the Phillippines soon ?
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