tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post5830782890494022651..comments2024-03-24T09:24:52.737+08:00Comments on John's Hong Kong Birding: A "Twitch" for Long-billed Plover Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-42392216546804768152014-01-13T14:35:17.525+08:002014-01-13T14:35:17.525+08:00It's certainly not a classic BLYTH's with ...It's certainly not a classic BLYTH's with that median covert pattern (which is pro-RICHARD'S) and hind claw (although there is overlap with the latter feature). One for Per Alstrom to sort out! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-72043123611482650792014-01-13T11:01:04.390+08:002014-01-13T11:01:04.390+08:00Thanks, Ayuwat !Thanks, Ayuwat !John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-29272419873851874562014-01-12T05:55:35.054+08:002014-01-12T05:55:35.054+08:00Agree with Dave that it's a Blyth's Pipit!...Agree with Dave that it's a Blyth's Pipit! Congrats on both lifers.Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-40265591412558264882014-01-11T17:07:18.471+08:002014-01-11T17:07:18.471+08:00Thanks, H. W. ! I'll report what happens if ...Thanks, H. W. ! I'll report what happens if we reach a resolution on the pipit. Long-toed Stint is a passage migrant here.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-30286502547055836572014-01-11T17:05:15.804+08:002014-01-11T17:05:15.804+08:00I'm glad you're skilled enough to be in an...I'm glad you're skilled enough to be in any particular "camp", Dave - I'm hiding from the debate on this one !John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-68725755161432964962014-01-11T17:03:57.685+08:002014-01-11T17:03:57.685+08:00It's the birding thrill of the unusual, isn...It's the birding thrill of the unusual, isn't it ? Northern Lapwings are celebrated here... but birders don't give them a second glance in Europe.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-44076480545469055832014-01-11T17:01:57.289+08:002014-01-11T17:01:57.289+08:00Thanks, W W ! We've only had three in the las...Thanks, W W ! We've only had three in the last twenty years..John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-45369691970995391942014-01-11T14:04:02.358+08:002014-01-11T14:04:02.358+08:00It's amazing what you get in Hong Kong! Our c...It's amazing what you get in Hong Kong! Our current rarity is a Long-toed Stint. Good luck sorting out the Pipit.Sonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940828763843098232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-71469793442375980882014-01-10T11:13:06.841+08:002014-01-10T11:13:06.841+08:00I'd be very firmly in the Blyth's camp for...I'd be very firmly in the Blyth's camp for the pipit John!digdeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647444686554017654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-39834163048620616142014-01-09T22:30:56.134+08:002014-01-09T22:30:56.134+08:00I see a few Long Billed Plovers in Hokkaido every ...I see a few Long Billed Plovers in Hokkaido every year, usually in winter...........strange to hear you twitching this (and the Brown Thrush). Mind you I got excited by the single Black Faced Spoonbill I saw here last year.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-32441148570107265842014-01-09T21:49:42.619+08:002014-01-09T21:49:42.619+08:00Nice Bird John, good photos as well. Never seen th...Nice Bird John, good photos as well. Never seen this species and have tried for them in Nepal many years back. Keep up the great blog…..WAWOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485777936859696697noreply@blogger.com