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Dahu Beach, Haifeng, Guangdong.
Good numbers of Swinhoe's Plover now on the beach (152). I spotted 9 6-week old juvenile Kentish Plover from the wintering flock which arrived in breeding plumage last October. These birds apparently belong to an unknown ssp although they closely resemble Swinhoe's Plover, they are shorter in body and leg. Slimmer beaks often with thinnish black lores, less white on the forehad and duskier behind the eye. There were also 12 adults with the juveniles.Theses...

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Dahu Beach, Haifeng, Guangdong 06-05-12.
Very interesting change on the beach. Most of the wintering breeding plumage Kentish Plover (unidentified sp.) had apparently moved on when the Swinhoe's Plover returned. There were still 8 juveniles which are now 5 weeks old with 12 adults. These birds will probably stay during the Summer and breed again as I noticed several birds of this unidentified Kentish Plover species amongst the Swinhoe's Plover last year. Unfortunately the very heavy rains...

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