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Pin-tailed Snipe appear!! Wader migration in full swing

I found three Pin-tailed Snipe — the first of the season!! The three were together, so they may well have come through last night.

Besides snipe, the paddies now hold Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, Long-toed Stint, Wood Sandpiper, and Whiskered Tern. Migration is well and truly under way.

For moult notation, from this season I will be adopting the WRP System (Wolfe–Ryder–Pyle System).

Pin-tailed Snipe

Finally got confirmation. Pin-tailed Snipe, adult. DCA (Definitive Alternate plumage).

Pin-tailed Snipe

Also a Pin-tailed Snipe adult. Molt state: DCA.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult. DCA.

Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank, adult. DCA.

Marsh Sandpiper

First Marsh Sandpiper of the season as well. DPB (Definitive Prebasic molt).

Common Redshank / Wood Sandpiper

First Common Redshank of the season too. DPB. There were juveniles as well, but I couldn't get a shot. ^^;

Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint. DCA.

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt, adult female. DCA.

Whiskered Tern

A White-winged Tern was flying alone over the rice paddies, but after a while it gained altitude and disappeared.

Categories: 野鳥
Posts with this tag: FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS / Common Greenshank / Common Redshank / Whiskered Tern / Marsh Sandpiper / Black-winged Stilt / Wood Sandpiper / Pin-tailed Snipe / Long-toed Stint

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