Asian Shorebirds (1 Viewer)

Dave B · Feb 9, 2013

You're sitting staring out over the mudflats of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A single flock of waders flies past in the heat haze (I'll spare you the actual heat!), and you take 5 frames of the flock as it flies past (Frame 1 is the right hand end, Frame 5, the leftmost. Frames 1 and 2 overlap slightly).

Now your job is simple - identify all the species in the flock!

John_WA · Feb 9, 2013

I see:
Blackwit
Barwit
Great Knot
and I think Red Knot, but not so certain

Dave B · Feb 10, 2013

John_WA said:
I see:
Blackwit
Barwit
Great Knot
and I think Red Knot, but not so certain

You're on the right track John, but there's more gold in them hills!

Dave

John_WA · Feb 10, 2013

Never had much luck with gold, but I've found one that I reckon might be an Asian Dowitcher, and also what looks like a greenshank - I think you get both up there fairly regularly (?), so I'll guess Nordmann's, doesn't seem to have much foot projection......

Dave B · Feb 10, 2013

John_WA said:
Never had much luck with gold, but I've found one that I reckon might be an Asian Dowitcher, and also what looks like a greenshank - I think you get both up there fairly regularly (?), so I'll guess Nordmann's, doesn't seem to have much foot projection......

:clap::clap::clap: I think you have the case sewn up John. I also found the 6 species you mention. The dowitcher is in Frame 1, on the left; there are Red Knots in Frames 2 and 3, and that is indeed a Nordmann's G hiding away in Frame 5 - well spotted and nailed!

Dave

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