oriental pratincole

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Even though it's not a great shot it is a great rarity,only the third find in Sweden and i was lucky to find the latest one. Sik Halland West Sweden.

One solitary bird well south of its normal range. It was a bit flighty so even with the 600mm lens I have had to crop this shot.

Oriental Pratincole

Photo taken in Buguey Wetlands in Cagayan Valley in the Philippines.

The Season ... 23 This image was captured at noon ... bird panting to keep the body cool ... with ambient temp. close to 45 deg. ... difficult to see without shading or squinting in the high brightness levels ... ... air simmering all the while ... the bird smallish ... blending...

A passage migrant in Hong Kong, these handsome waders past through to feed at Long Valley or other open country habitats in Hong Kong. More information of birding in Hong Kong, please visit: matthewkwanbirding.blogspot.hk

Minutes before a storm ... _______________ First of this lovely bird in my BF-Gallery ... It was in the evening on that day ... ... 5 pm ... As we were taking this image ... a big dust-storm brewed across western-horizon ... We saw the storm-front moving in fast toward us ... and in...

Oriental Pratincole.

Spent over 6 hours with this bird at Frampton Marsh RSPB yesterday, until it eventually gave in to close views, a striking looking bird, prints available, email for details

These are migrants most probably from India, and only seen in Singapore, and W. Malaysia during the winter periods. This bird looks to me to be an adult in non-breeding plumage. Their favorite habitats are open wetlands, wet rice fields... Thanking you

Oriental Pratincole (23cm). Winter plumage.

An old photo of this Oriental Pratincole kneeling down to avoid attension.

Oriental Pratincoles frequent Phuket in southern Thailand. They tend to congregate in secondary growth areas, normally places that have been strip-mined. There's plenty for them of that type of terrain here.

I posted a single bird from this group of 15 last week. I was surprised at getting enough depth-of-field for this group.

A small group of 15 pratincoles sunning themselves on a mud bank yesterday morning. They are on the way to breed in Southern China.

I found this bird on the fresh water beach of a reservoir.