25 Apr 2022

25th April 2022 - waterbirds on the Deep Bay tideline, Hong Kong

Chinese Egret - Egretta eulophotes

Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Chinese Pond Herons - Ardeola bacchus
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Common Redshank -Tringa totanus
Chinese Egret - Egretta eulophotes
Eastern Cattle Egrets - Bulbulcus coromandus
Greater Sand Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii
Terek Sandpiper - Xenus cinereus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata


a mystery-flagged stint, possibly banded in Kamchatka -
Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis
Black-faced Spoonbill  - Platalea minor
Black-faced Spoonbills  - Platalea minor
Black-faced Spoonbills  - Platalea minor
Gull-billed Tern - Geochelidon nilotica
Greater Sand Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii
Grey-tailed Tattler - Tringa brevipes

...and last but not least
Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis

All viewed and photographed this morning from the Northern Floating Hide, Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong

2 comments:

  1. Wonderful shots, John. Mai Po and adjacent Deep Bay are amazing for the sheer diversity of waterbirds found there. Makes me want to jump on a plane and come back for a visit! Take good care. COVID seems to be rearing up again in your part of the world. All the best. David.

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  2. Thanks, David - April is a real wader show for us here, as you know

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