Hi all,
Tun Pin first reported it 12th January, I first saw it 18th January. At this
point the bird was very drab and very different from the PGPs but didn't really
look like a good candidate for an AGP - thanks, Tun Pin, again for your
persistence! So your bird, David, could very well have been Tun Pin's bird. You
don't need to be embarrassed - the bird was almost unidentifiable anyway at
that stage.
Last time I saw the bird was 1st March. The bird then looked like a good
candidate for an AGP.
However, whoever goes to have a look should carefully try to confirm as many as
possible field marks.
There are still a few characters of this bird that make it somewhat
intermediate between the two species - e.g. bill shape, wing projection (also
the primary projection is rather at the shorter end for AGP). I total I agree
with most posters: most field marks fit better to AGP.
Cheers,
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Sydney, NSW
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From: David Hair <>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:49:21 PM
Subject: AGP at Boat Harbour
Hi, Everyone.
Does anyone know how long the possible AGP has been at Boat Harbour?
On 23 December last year, I followed up a report of a Grey Plover at Boat
Harbour. There was certainly a bird that was different from the Pacific Golden
Plovers but I wasn't happy that it was a Grey Plover. It did in fact look very
like the images that have since been posted of the possible AGP. To my eternal
embarrassment I didn't consider AGP as a possibility back in late December.
Regards,
Dave.
David Hair
Lab Manager
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
UNSW Sydney NSW 2052
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