Hi,
I attach a link to a photo taken by Nikolas Haass taken on 01 March.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunpin/3354083761/
This is a comparison example between suspected American Golden Plover (left)
and 2 other typical Pacific Golden Plovers in the right.
Note the right most Pacific Golden Plover also have quite long exposed
primaries and project extension beyond tail tip. However it has a elongated
tertials on the top and can be seen as a shadow to the primaries.
Looks like the current rules (primary projection, primary extension beyond tail
tip) is still valid. Let me know if you have any comments.
In response to Tim Jones, sorry for not replying soon but Sunday afternoon is
usually not a good time as the birds had been chased away to less accessible
rocks nearby and not the proper Boat Harbour. Boat Harbour is located in the
south of Kurnell Peninsula. There is an access via unpaved road right off
Captain Cook Drive at $19 per entry. I tried to send you a google map link and
wonder if that works.
Regards,
Tun Pin
Currently based in Canberra with limited internet access
--- On Sun, 3/15/09, Tim Jones <> wrote:
> From: Tim Jones <>
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Strange Pacific Golden Plover at Boat Harbour,
> Sydney
> To: "birding aus" <>
> Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 12:09 PM
> 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
> > From:
> > To:
> > 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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