TPO,
Which Boat Harbour (I'd like to try and have a look today)?
Cheers
Tim
> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:19:50 -0700
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Strange Pacific Golden Plover at Boat Harbour, Sydney
>
>
> Hi,
>
> The questionable Golden Plover was still at Boat Harbour when I saw it on 08
> Mar. It has some characteristics of American Golden Plover although the ID
> has not been positively confirmed yet. I have discussed with a few
> birding-ausers offline, the ID sometimes leans towards PGP and sometimes
> towards AGP, the situation changes as the moulting progress or as we get more
> inputs from the participants. At the moment, it seems that it leans more
> towards AGP but any of your new findings or observations may shift it either
> way, like tug-of-war.
>
> I also learn from the group that there are about 20 records of Buff-breasted
> Sandpiper in Australia but I am sure there are far less than that of American
> Golden Plovers reported in Australia.
>
> Although the ID is still under debate, it may be worthwhile for some of you
> to take a look (before it departs) to see if you could further support the ID
> to either Golden Plovers. Or if you think that this is simply not worthy to
> have a secord look then please let us know also.
>
> Some of the recent photos are found in the links below
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunpin/tags/2009mar08/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunpin/tags/2009feb22/
>
>
> Earlier photos are found in following but most of them are not very helpful
> in ID because the bird was still in moulting.
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunpin/tags/2009jan23/
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunpin/tags/2009feb12/
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunpin/tags/2009jan16/
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunpin/tags/2009jan12/
>
> Best regards,
> TunPin Ong
> Currently based in Canberra
>
>
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