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3-in-1 Bar-tailed Godwit, Terek Sandpiper, Whimbrel
*Thank you all for previous post like & comment* Left bird: Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) 斑尾塍鷸 Middle bird: Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) 反嘴鷸 Right bird: Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 中杓鷸- dixonlau
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- borneo limosa lapponica malaysia migratory numenius phaeopus sarawak shorebird terek sandpiper whimbrel xenus cinereus
- Comments: 2
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Pacific Golden Plover, Borneo
Male Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 太平洋金斑鴴 in full breeding plumage. Few of them looks like staying back in Borneo and may become resident here.- dixonlau
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- borneo lake lowland malaysia migrant migratory pacific golden plover pluvialis fulva rainforest sarawak shorebird 太平洋金斑鴴
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Black-winged Stilt, Borneo
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 黑翅長腳鷸 at the edge of wetland pond- dixonlau
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- black-winged stilt borneo himantopus himantopus malaysia rainforest sarawak shorebird tropical wetland 黑翅長腳鷸
- Comments: 7
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Kentish & Greater Sand Plover, Borneo
Front - Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 肯特鴴 Behind - Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) 鐵嘴沙鴴- dixonlau
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- borneo charadrius alexandrinus charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover kentish plover malaysia migratory sarawak shorebird 肯特鴴 鐵嘴沙鴴
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Greater Sand & Kentish Plover, Borneo
Standing - Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) 鐵嘴沙鴴 Sitting - Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 肯特鴴- dixonlau
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- borneo charadrius alexandrinus charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover kentish plover malaysia migratory sarawak shorebird 肯特鴴 鐵嘴沙鴴
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Black-tailed Godwits with Chicks
A Black-tailed Godwit family with their three chicks in the nature reserve ‘Ochsenmoor’ in Lower Saxony in Germany. This nature reserve is a joy to observe birds. You can hear a lot of other birds.- Michael Billerbeck
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- audio black-tailed godwit call calling chicks germany godwit limosa limosa limosa lower saxony nature reserve ochsenmoor shorebird video
- Comments: 2
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Pin-tailed Snipe
It is difficult to differentiate between Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura) 針尾沙錐 and Swinhoe's Snipe. But my findings suggested it is Pin-tailed.- dixonlau
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- borneo gallinago stenura malaysia migratory pin-tailed snipe rainforest shorebird swinhoe's snipe waterbird 針尾沙錐
- Comments: 5
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Pacific Golden Plover
Get low, get close and go out in early morning. Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 太平洋金斑鴴.- dixonlau
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- borneo malaysia migratory pacific golden plover pluvialis fulva rainforest sarawak shorebird winter 太平洋金斑鴴
- Comments: 2
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 太平洋金斑鴴
This little fellow were walking on a grass out of a shade.- dixonlau
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- borneo malaysia migratory pacific golden plover pluvialis fulva sarawak shorebird tropical waterbird 太平洋金斑鴴
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 太平洋金斑鴴
Sometimes you just cannot be in the right direction of the lights.- dixonlau
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- borneo lake garden malaysia pacific golden plover pluvialis fulva sarawak shorebird tropical waterbird 太平洋金斑鴴
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Hudsonian Godwit
We didn't expect to see them approach us. At one point , we were surounded by them. We were able to observe them feeding at close range. Sometimes even too close for the camera.- Plectrophane
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- godwit hudsonian godwit lake champlain shorebird wader
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- Category: North America
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Stilt Sandpiper
Becasseau a echasses- Plectrophane
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- calidris himantopus sandpiper shorebird stilt sandpiper wader
- Comments: 1
- Category: North America
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Becasseau semipalme- Plectrophane
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- sandpiper semipalated semipalmated sandpiper shorebird wader
- Comments: 1
- Category: North America
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Red Phalarope
Phalarope a bec large- Plectrophane
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- phalarope red phalarope shorebird
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Becasseau a poitrine cendree They say males are distinctly larger than females. This must be a male.- Plectrophane
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- beach becasseau poitrine cendree lake pectoral sandpiper sandpiper shorebird
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Sanderling
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- beach lake sanderling sandpiper shorebird
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 磯鷸
Taken on the last day of my road trip in December 2020. Also made a vlog of the trip. If you interested to enjoy the video, it is on my Youtube Channel "imSomewhereToday" or visit the youtube link below. Thanks for looking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQGCsSAJWsU- dixonlau
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- actitis hypoleucos birding borneo common sandpiper malaysia rainforest sarawak shorebird sony waterbird
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 蒼鷺
14 species of Heron (Ardeidae) in the world, 3 of them can be found in Borneo. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 蒼鷺 is one of the 3. Sighted quite a few of them in an open space here during my last road trip, December 2020.- dixonlau
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- ardea cinerea birding borneo grey heron malaysia sarawak shorebird sony waterbird wildlife
- Comments: 5
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 磯鷸
- dixonlau
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- actitis hypoleucos borneo common sandpiper malaysia sarawak shorebird sony wildlife
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Tibetan Sand-Plover 蒙古鴴
- dixonlau
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- anarhynchus atrifrons black & white borneo lesser sand-plover malaysia sarawak shorebird tibetan wildlife
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Great Egret 大白鷺
- dixonlau
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- ardea alba borneo great egret malaysia sarawak shorebird sony waterbird wildlife
- Comments: 3
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Little Egret 小白鷺
Bintulu beach, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo- dixonlau
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- beach birding borneo egretta garzetta little egret malaysia sarawak shorebird sony wildlife
- Comments: 1
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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A whim for a Whimbrel - at Cape Blanco
Saw this whimsical Whimbrel - whose manner of plunging the long curved bill into the sand is reminiscent of the movement of an old-fashioned oil derrick! - on the beach at the Oregon Coast, at Cape Blanco - which, for those who don't know, is the westernmost point not only of the State of... -
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Greater or lesser Yellowlegs
Seen today, 4/29/21 at Lee Metcalf NWR near Stevensville, Montana. Looks like lesser to me but lesser is relatively rare in the area compared to the more common greater. Bird in background is a gadwall for reference.- Jack87
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- montana shorebird yellowlegs
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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plover + small shorebird ID (Greece)
I saw these in August of 2020 in Epanomi lagoon, near Thessaloniki. Maybe not the best time for shorebirds, but there were a few around. If you know what any of these are, please specify the number of the picture! 1 and 2 is the same individual, I think kentish plover? But not 100% sure 3 some...- Dimitra_v
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- lagoon plover sandpiper shorebird wader
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A