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51. Great Thick-knee, 大石鸻, 大石鴴, Esacus recurvirostris, ソリハシオオイシチドリ
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51. Great Thick-knee, 大石鸻, 大石鴴, Esacus recurvirostris, ソリハシオオイシチドリ
– a very cute wader, big and thick beak. walking slow at open area
– 非常可爱，嘴大+厚
update 20240109
– another family we very hope to have good view, this bird give us very good view while we had ours heavy rain in Yala National Park
– 我们非常希望看的其中一种鸟，很幸运这鸟让我们看的很好。虽然当时下大雨。
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had been birding at Taiwan 2005-2007 but it was way too long ago, recently a casual trip to Taiwan.. plan some time for Birding and let’s start Birds of Taiwan here
1. Swinhoe’s Pheasant, 蓝腹鹇, 藍腹鷴, Lophura swinhoii, サンケイ (endemic)
2. Taiwan Yuhina, 褐头凤鹛, 冠羽畫眉, Yuhina brunneiceps, カンムリチメドリ (endemic)
3. Collared Bush-Robin, 台湾林鸲, 栗背林鴝, Tarsiger johnstoniae, アリサンヒタキ (endemic)
4. Spoon-billed Sandpiper, 勺嘴鹬, 琵嘴鷸, Calidris pygmaea, ヘラシギ
5. Black-throated Tit, 红头长尾山雀, 紅頭山雀, Aegithalos concinnus, ズアカエナガ
6. White-whiskered Laughingthrush, 玉山噪鹛, 台灣噪眉, Trochalopteron morrisonianum, タイワンキンバネガビチョウ (endemic)
7. Flamecrest, 台湾戴菊, 火冠戴菊鳥, Regulus goodfellowi, ニイタカキクイタダキ (endemic)
8. Kentish Plover, 环颈鸻, 東方環頸鴴, Charadrius alexandrinus, シロチドリ
9. Northern Shoveler, 琵嘴鸭, 琵嘴鴨, Spatula clypeata, Spatula clypeata, ITIK-SUDU UTARA
10. Eurasian Nutcracker, 星鸦, 星鴉, Nucifraga caryocatactes, ホシガラス
11. White-eared Sibia, 白耳奇鹛, 白耳奇鹛, Heterophasia auricularis, ミミジロチメドリ
12. Taiwan Whistling-Thrush, 台湾紫啸鸫, 台灣紫嘯鶇, Myophonus insularis, ルリチョウ
13. Light-vented Bulbul, 白头鹎, 白頭翁, Pycnonotus sinensis, シロガシラ
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1. Swinhoe’s Pheasant, 蓝腹鹇, 藍腹鷴, Lophura swinhoii, サンケイ
Secretive, handsome endemic pheasant of Taiwan’s mountains. Male slaty blue from nape to flanks, with contrasting white upper back, brown mantle, and dark gray wings; female mostly rich brown with pale markings above. Both sexes have red facial skin, more extensive in male. Forages quietly in pairs in the forest understory, occasionally along forest edge on trails or roads. Both sexes give subtle clucking calls and a high-pitched squeaky alarm call. Male has white in tail and back, unlike Mikado Pheasant; female distinguished by richer plumage tones, broader tail, pale bill, reddish legs, and unmarked underparts. [Ebird]
update 202312
– finish my Taiwan trip last 10days ago and now finish Sumatra, 2023 going to end… a busy year and another busy year coming… what’s everyone plan ?
– I had the same Pheasant 16years +- ago but I remember it was either 30/40d 100400 and misty, dark … so I don’t even remember I had keep the photo or not. But finally this time I got opportunity to see it for longer time, better weather … hope see it again future
– 台湾回来后， 再来了苏门答腊。也结束了。2023很忙，蛮忙的2024 也要到来了。大家都有什么打算？
– 我在16+-年前就拍过这鸟，可是当时相机（30/40D）加上雾+暗。照片有没有留下也是一个问号。今年终于再见到他，拍下不错照片。希望还有机会看这么漂亮的鸟
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– a casual trip to Taiwan, spend some of the time for birding and while going down from DaxueShan (大雪山）, stop by ~17 years ago spot and update by local birder the bird can be found there but not very promising due to no feeding allow policy apply. But I am just walk up and down birding at the famous 23.5k got some birds and meet up Kuan-Chieh Hung (Taiwan Bird guide) with guests. After some chit chat session, one of the guesst say .. come come come .. which not really at casual location. 1 male and 3 female relaxing for more than 5 minutes
– female see very beautiful with so much body pattern
– 这次到台湾不是主要为鸟。可是还是利用有的时间，机会看看，拍拍鸟。在大雪山回程时，停在17年前（朋友带过我们到这，他也让我知道。这鸟还在，就不是很活跃因为台湾不允许喂食。所以鸟也不常来了）
在这遇上fb 朋友 （红冠），他可是台湾鸟导。与他在哪谈了一会，突然他的客人。叫我们“过来，过来。。“。过去看到这漂亮的特有种。1雄3雌在哪活动了好几分钟。
– 雌鸟很少很漂亮。这鸟很不一样，母鸟真的很美。
2. Taiwan Yuhina, 褐头凤鹛, 冠羽畫眉, Yuhina brunneiceps, カンムリチメドリ
a montane common endemic, normally moving in flock feeding together make a lot sound
高山特有种，蛮普通。通常群体活动。
update 20240105
– so many good pictures opportunity, December in Taiwan but I am there not just for Photography … lets plan 2024 ? 2025 ? Autumn color with birds .. 😀
– this endemic normally moving in group and active making soft call
– 这特有种通常群体活动，蛮普通。叫的很小声。
– 台湾12月很多红叶，应该可以拍些好照片。。2024，2025再去？
update 20231218
– the only species that I saw 2 day in the row at DaXueShan, lovely and moving fast as other Yuhina.
– the RF200800 does not failed me to fast lock focus and track the bird even I missed quite a lot due to low light (low shutter speed while moving the lens direction fast) but as long as the bird stand still for a second or more most of the continuous series I had more than 70% keeper.
– 算是大雪山普鸟。2天在这都看到蛮多次，与其他凤鹛一样。动人姿势，动作快。
– 佳能 RF200800 与其他RF镜头一样，只要你捉到窍门。动作快，慢都很容易对焦上+追焦。这鸟之遥站上1秒左右，我的连环排（15fps).都有70-80%照片是对焦到眼部的。
3. Collared Bush-Robin, 台湾林鸲, 栗背林鴝, Tarsiger johnstoniae, アリサンヒタキ
typical Robin alike, with fiery orange shoulder and collar, white-browed, pretty common at Daxueshan, saw few birds and tame
很想鸲，雄鸟整个头全为黑色，一道长而宽阔的白色眉纹从眼先上面向后一直延伸到枕部两侧。头至背为黑色，背中部和颈侧带灰，腰黑色、有的具橙黄色羽端，两翅黑褐色，外翈羽缘橄榄灰色，尾上覆羽白色，尾羽黑色。下体颏、喉黑色与头部黑色连成一体，上胸橙红色形成一宽带由两侧向上延伸至后颈和两肩，十分明显而辉亮，下胸橙褐色，两胁橄榄褐色，腹中部和尾下覆羽白色沾灰。
update 20231218
– while I am spending time to look for the Pheasant, this bird keep entertain me.. even at ours’ accommodation area, 1 pair seem very tame and flying around
– 在等帝稚的2-3小时，这鸟很乖地陪我。在我们在大雪山住宿点附近也有一对蛮乖的。
4. Spoon-billed Sandpiper, 勺嘴鹬, 琵嘴鷸, Calidris pygmaea, ヘラシギ
Critically endangered, highly distinctive stint with spatulate bill tip that can be difficult to spot at a distance when held in profile. A coastal mudflat specialist, it stays close to wet and muddy areas near or in water, unlike Red-necked Stint, which often feeds in much drier areas. Breeding adults have a rusty head that resembles that of Red-necked, but the head tends to be darker and the rusty color extends farther down the breast. Nonbreeding adults and juveniles lack the rusty head, have prominent fine stripes on the crown, dark ear patch, and are overall paler than Red-necked. Flight call a soft “prreee.” [Ebird]
勺嘴鹬是鸻形目鹬科勺嘴鹬属鸟类， [20]又叫匙嘴滨鹬、匙嘴鹬、琵嘴鹬、篦鹬。 [21]腿短；头圆；喙短而前端呈勺状。眉纹白色；虹膜褐色；喙黑色；脚黑色； [22]上身主要为黑色，有皮黄色至淡赤褐色的羽缘；下体白色。繁殖期成鸟头、颈及胸均为红棕色并带暗褐色纵纹，非繁殖期成鸟淡褐灰色及覆羽具有白色羽缘。
update 202404
– lucky day, while ours trip there… friend told us, everyone is at a mud beach for this bird and may be I can try my luck… so I try my luck in one morning .. and bingo less than 10 minutes wait the bird came really close for very good view, picture and video
– 蛮幸运的台湾行，当我们到新竹区。朋友让我知道，这明星鸟就在我的酒店不远处。所以我就用个早上试试运气。当我到了，很快就见到这鸟可是蛮远。等了10分钟左右。这鸟居然飞来很近。
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update 20231219
– after some official stuff and follow by family trip, spent morning session at the “螃蟹步道“. just 30minutes spent, when I arrived I managed to see it far away which 80-120m… and I managed to captured and quite happy with it .. than continue with other birds that come real close.. not long 2 birds spot by local birders and I rush there and managed to have quite good series picture for this rare bird.. managed to have this star bird get close and with my lucky CANON RF200-800 (now I name it as Lucky 28) …
– it really feed non stop keep moving …
– 其实这次台湾行算事陪家人。谢谢让我早上看看，拍拍鸟。虽然时间短，可是还是蛮幸运。这次到新竹，听到好朋友让我知道 （Long Sheng Yeou) 好几个鸟点，让我有机会拍一些我喜欢的鸭子+这只这么稀有，特别的鸟。虽然早上我只有30+分钟，可是一到达，我就遥远看到+拍到他（大概80-120米）。可是，我也蛮开心了然后就去看看其他鸟。没很久，2只飞来很近。我就很幸运的拍下了一系列照片。
5. Black-throated Tit, 红头长尾山雀, 紅頭山雀, Aegithalos concinnus, ズアカエナガ
– a very cute active bird that moving in flocks and with other birds as well
– overall orange with black on face
– 非常可爱，通常群体活动。橙+黑脸
update 20231220
– I am walking suddenly saw a flocks of birds and I know must be good chance to see this cute bird again.. 15-16 years ago managed to photograph this bird and I say I will back again aas those time using 30/40d with 100400 EF but version1. Finally managed to have few keeper as it moving real fast and high
– 走走，突然遇上鸟浪。我知道应该会遇上这鸟。15/16年前见到这鸟就喜欢，可是没拍好因为用的太差器材（还要总是跳很快+高高）
6. White-whiskered Laughingthrush, 玉山噪鹛, 台灣噪眉, Trochalopteron morrisonianum, タイワンキンバネガビチョウ
– as other Laughingthrush moving in group, making noise, white-whiskered
update 202312
– very common endemic, can bee heard and seen almost any where at DaxueShan
– 非常普通的台湾特有种。在大雪山几乎在哪都听/看到
7. Flamecrest, 台湾戴菊, 火冠戴菊鳥, Regulus goodfellowi, ニイタカキクイタダキ
– a very fast moving tiny bird with very soft call bird, it is so difficult to have a open picture .. but with the current new mirrorless animal detect and tracking. It is some how quite easy to have some picture even at complicated environment like this
– 非常小+快的小鸟。叫的很小声。也喜欢在丛里跳来跳去。现在无反的动物+动物眼的 AI ，被不大可能做成比较容易。只要一有机会，我都有办法拿下它。
8. Kentish Plover, 环颈鸻, 東方環頸鴴, Charadrius alexandrinus, シロチドリ
Small, pale plover with broken black collar, sandy upperparts, grayish legs, and rather fine black bill. Breeding plumage has black mask and black tabs at sides of breast (not a complete band). Nonbreeding plumages have black replaced by brown. Mainly coastal, on sandy beaches, dry mudflats, and at salt ponds, usually near water; also locally inland. Migrants will join with flocks of other shorebirds. [Ebird]
环颈鸻是鸻形目鸻科鸻属鸟类，又名白领鸻。 [5-6]成鸟夏羽上体为柔和的沙褐色，下体纯白色；额至眉纹白色，额基和头顶前部黑色；头顶、枕和后颈沙褐色略泛栗色；眼先至耳覆羽有—横带状黑色贯眼纹；翼褐色，覆羽具白缘，飞羽黑褐色具大白斑；尾褐色，带黑色亚端斑和白色端斑；虹膜黑褐色，眼圈暗黄色不显著；喙黑色；脚褐色至暗橙黄色。成鸟冬羽似夏羽，但额基、贯眼纹、颈侧等黑色区域转为褐色，头顶不泛栗红色调。幼鸟羽色似成鸟冬羽，且上体具有浅色羽缘。 [7
]在中国从内蒙古、新疆到西藏均可见。 [9]栖息于开阔平原至低山丘陵的湖泊、沼泽、草地和农田等地，或滨海的滩涂、河口、盐田等处。单独或成对活动，迁徙和越冬期集大群。常在沙地上快速行走觅食。吃蠕虫、甲壳类和软体类等水生无脊椎动物。繁殖期在5-8月，窝卵数通常4枚，孵化期23-25天。
update 202312
– a bird that not really so common at Malaysia and so far I only saw it here non-breeding plumage. Finally I see breeding plumage at such close range and very good focal range (800mm +1.4 = 1120mm .. also use on R7 .. ===1792mm)
– 在马来西亚蛮不普通的水鸟，还有通常远远的见他。这次在台湾，很近距离看他，还要用上800mm+1.4 (R3 = 1120mm , R7 = 1792mm)
9. Northern Shoveler, 琵嘴鸭, 琵嘴鴨, Spatula clypeata, Spatula clypeata, ITIK-SUDU UTARA
update 20231224
– I still remember years ago, when we had one visit Malaysia.. drove 2 hours… sit in the hide before light … the bird stand 200-500m away .. and here (Taiwan) so easy and so many … and now I shooting with 1792mm (R7 with 1.6 crop, 800mm + 1.4x tc).. the plumage also look good .. check out the CANON RF200800 update for actual size JPEG
很多年以前，马来西亚来了一只。我们驾车2+小时，还要一大早在帐篷里等。再➕鸟在200-500米远。到了台湾，多么多，容易+进（也没很近，可是我用1792mm… CANON R7 – 1.6 , RF2008000 – 800mm – 1.4x)
10. Eurasian Nutcracker, 星鸦, 星鴉, Nucifraga caryocatactes, ホシガラス
– a large bird making crow like sound, when it feeding sound like woodpecker drumming
– 蛮大只，叫的像鸦。17-18年前，我也拍过这鸟。很普通也不怕人，他在吃东西时像啄木鸟一样，啄木声。
update 20240106
– I am checking whats bird in the bird wave, this bird sudden fly down and feed infront of me just 10 feet away. when view close it look beautiful instead
– 我在鸟浪，这鸟突然飞在我前方大概10尺。在吃地上“果”.近距离看还是蛮美的。远看真的像有点白的乌鸦。
11. White-eared Sibia, 白耳奇鹛, 白耳奇鹛, Heterophasia auricularis, ミミジロチメドリ
– a pretty common bird but didn’t see it low my last visit at DaxueShang. As named it come with white “white mask”
update 20240112
– remember years back visit at Daxueshang this bird seem common but last visit is not very easy to meet one and this one came quite low for photo
– 上一次来，记得还蛮普通。这次去，没见很多次。还好最后一个小时，这鸟下来让我拍好好。
12. Taiwan Whistling-Thrush, 台湾紫啸鸫, 台灣紫嘯鶇, Myophonus insularis, ルリチョウ
like other whistling-Thrush, stay near water (pond), dark area and active normally dusk and dawn.
与其他地方的紫啸鸫，都喜欢活动在有“水”+暗的地方。
update 202401
– very first bird at Daxueshan, arrive accomodation late. Walk out for the checking and saw this bird just feeding near a small pond
– 大雪山第一只鸟，到达时一要天暗。见到一只黑黑的东西在池塘边活动。
13. Light-vented Bulbul, 白头鹎, 白頭翁, Pycnonotus sinensis, シロガシラ
very lovely and common bird found urban, parks. moving in group
update 202401
– found them near urban area and parks, moving low to feed the fruit
– 蛮漂亮的，也很普通。在人住的地方，公园等都可以看到。
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another new update country for Birds collection
Sri Lanka a small island full with culture and nature to discover ..
1. Sri Lanka Bay-Owl, 斯里兰卡栗鸮, 斯里蘭卡栗鴞, Phodilus assimilis, スリランカメンフクロウ
2. Asian Green Bee-eater, 绿喉蜂虎, 綠喉蜂虎, Merops orientalis, ミドリハチクイ
3. Red-backed Flameback, 红背三趾啄木鸟, 紅背三趾啄木, Dinopium psarodes, ヒメコガネゲラ (psarodes)
4. Chestnut-backed Owlet, 栗背鸺鹠, 斯里蘭卡栗背鵂鶹, Glaucidium castanotum, クリセスズメフクロウ
5. Indian Peafowl, 蓝孔雀, 藍孔雀, Pavo cristatus, インドクジャク
6. Indian Pitta, 印度八色鸫, 印度藍翅八色鳥, Pitta brachyura, インドヤイロチョウ
7. Spot-winged Thrush, 斑翅地鸫, 點翅地鶇, Geokichla spiloptera, セイロンジツグミ
8. Sri Lanka Junglefowl, 蓝喉原鸡, 藍喉原雞, Gallus lafayettii， セイロンヤケイ
9. Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie, 斯里兰卡蓝鹊, 斯里蘭卡藍鵲, Urocissa ornata, セイロンサンジャク
10. Indian Roller, 印度佛法僧, 棕胸佛法僧, Coracias benghalensis, インドブッポウソウ
11. White-naped Woodpecker, 黑腰啄木鸟, 白頸黑背啄木, Chrysocolaptes festivus, セグロコガネゲラ
12. Serendib Scops-Owl, 斯里兰卡角鸮, 斯里蘭卡角鴞, Otus thilohoffmanni, セレンディブコノハズク
13. Red-faced Malkoha, 红脸地鹃, 红脸地鹃, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus, アカガオバンケンモドキ
14. Blue-faced Malkoha, 小绿嘴地鹃, 藍臉地鵑, Phaenicophaeus viridirostris, アオメクロバンケンモドキ
15. Brown-headed Barbet, 褐头绿拟啄木鸟, 斑頭綠擬啄木, Psilopogon zeylanicus, ミドリオオゴシキドリ
16. Brown Fish-Owl, 褐渔鸮, 褐漁鴞, Ketupa zeylonensis, ミナミシマフクロウ
17. Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot, 斯里兰卡短尾鹦鹉, 斯里蘭卡短尾鸚鵡, Loriculus beryllinus, ズアカサトウチョウ
18. Small Minivet, 小山椒鸟, 小山椒, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus, コサンショウクイ
19. Asian Woolly-necked Stork, 白颈鹳, 白颈鹳, Ciconia episcopus, エンビコウ
20. Great Thick-knee, 大石鸻, 大石鴴, Esacus recurvirostris, ソリハシオオイシチドリ
21. Pied Thrush, 杂色地鸫, 斑地鶇, Geokichla wardii, シロクロジツグミ
22. Indian Paradise-Flycatcher, 印缅寿带, 印度綬帶, Terpsiphone paradisi, カワリサンコウチョウ
23. Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon, 紫头林鸽, 紫头林鸽, Columba torringtoniae, セイロンカノコモリバト
24. Crimson-backed Flameback, 绯红背啄木鸟, 桂紅金背啄木, Chrysocolaptes stricklandi, セアカコガネゲラ
25. Layard’s Parakeet, 艳绿领鹦鹉, 艷綠領鸚鵡, Psittacula calthrapae, セイロンミドリワカケインコ
26. Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Crested), 凤头鹰雕, 鳳頭鷹鵰, Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus/ceylanensis, インドクマタカ（亜種 インドクマタカ）
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update 202312
another great experience with great birders from Taiwan, we managed to seen 197 species of birds and all 34 endemics (with pictures and some record only pictures) for 10 days
非常幸运又台湾的鸟友，虽然非常多雨。我们在10天里也看到197种鸟，~10哺乳动物等。慢慢的分享。
1. Sri Lanka Bay-Owl, 斯里兰卡栗鸮, 斯里蘭卡栗鴞, Phodilus assimilis, スリランカメンフクロウ
lucky to see this rare owl at day time, after try for day2. It was after heavy rain everyone tired and wet. Everyone want to go back to Hotel for rest but local new is this owl spot some where ..we rush to the area with rain and it is there waiting for us
与我们的栗鸮很像，大点。我们非常幸运的见到这鸮，在大雨后， 我们全湿+累。都想回酒店。可是当地人打电活来讲，见到这鸟在附近。我们连忙赶去。幸运的很快就见到这鸟。
2. Asian Green Bee-eater, 绿喉蜂虎, 綠喉蜂虎, Merops orientalis, ミドリハチクイ
A small, dainty bee-eater of open woodlands, farmland, and sparse human habitation. Mainly green with a bluish throat, slender black eye mask and throat band, rufous or slightly rusty crown and back of the neck, and central tail streamers. Juveniles are duller than adults and lack the long tail feathers. In flight, note the rusty underwing with a black trailing edge. Flies gracefully as it catches insects and other prey. Calls are a series of gentle liquid trills or more staccato notes. [ebird]
绿喉蜂虎头顶至后颈及两旁橙棕色，有一黑色过眼纹，眼纹下及颏绿蓝色，背至尾上覆羽鲜草绿色，后者羽端沾蓝；尾羽暗草绿色；羽干黑褐至黑色，中央一对的狭细部分全黑色，侧尾羽有蓝绿色外缘和褐色的内缘、羽端；翅表大致与背同色，三级飞羽端部沾蓝，初、次级飞羽具黑色羽端。喉、胸橙绿色，喉下有一黑色半环形斑；胸以下淡蓝绿色；腋羽、翼下覆羽及覆腿羽淡橙棕色。
update 202312
– this is one of the picture describe ours’ tour many rain and few occasion very heavy but we still got all ours targets and endemic
– 这是一张形容我们这一次观鸟行。雨雨。。大雨。虽然很多雨可是我们还是看完我们的目标鸟与这里的特有种
3. Red-backed Flameback, 红背三趾啄木鸟, 紅背三趾啄木, Dinopium psarodes, ヒメコガネゲラ (psarodes)
– ours 2nd stop after Indian Scop-Owl, this bird seem common almost any area we birding after day1
– 我们到达之后停的第2个点，这鸟蛮普通的。接下来几天，几乎在哪都看得到
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4. Chestnut-backed Owlet, 栗背鸺鹠, 斯里蘭卡栗背鵂鶹, Glaucidium castanotum, クリセスズメフクロウ
– small owlet like other owlet always like to be calling long at canopy and make other birds attention. But this endemic’s back of the owl simply awesome
– 与其他鸺鹠一样小小只。喜欢站高高，叫不停。可是这一只特有种背部很特别美。
update 20231211
– the bird just sit there !!! actually local make tree hole for them nesting so the area become territory of both bird… just look for them without call back or any action
– 2只乖乖怎么站这么好。其实是村里的人，做了好几个树洞给他们筑巢。只要在附近慢慢找就看到他了。好美的特有种。
5. Indian Peafowl, 蓝孔雀, 藍孔雀, Pavo cristatus, インドクジャク
An unmistakable, large ground bird. The unmistakable iridescent blue male spreads out its ornamental upper tail feathers when courting females. Females have a shorter tail, an iridescent green neck, and browner plumage. Found in forest, forest edge, and agricultural land. Often seen on paths or alertly feeding in the undergrowth. Can be fairly confiding especially when found close to human habitation. Its loud screaming “may-yow” calls are heard incessantly during the rainy season. [eBird]
蓝孔雀，是鸡形目雉科 [10]孔雀属中的一种鸟。 [11]蓝孔雀是鸡类中的“巨人”，雄鸟和雌鸟的羽色有差，雄鸟头上具冠羽，头、颈和胸部均为蓝色，尾羽并不长，构成尾屏的尾上覆羽可达身长的2倍，平时合拢托在身后，开屏时屏面宽约3米，高约1.5米，绚丽多彩。羽质细长，在阳光的照耀下，更显得鲜艳夺目。 [10]雌鸟相对于雄鸟来说，身形比较小， [12]羽毛是暗绿、灰色和蓝色的混合色，以灰绿色为主。
update 202312
– in Sri Lanka, the most common bird to be seen is not sparrow, crow .. but one of them is this beautiful and big bird which can found almost any where, urban, forest edge, forest etc.
– 在斯里兰卡岛上，这鸟几乎哪都看到。大+漂亮
6. Indian Pitta, 印度八色鸫, 印度藍翅八色鳥, Pitta brachyura, インドヤイロチョウ
A colorful stubby-tailed bird, also known as “Navrang,” translated as “nine colors.” Colors are most striking when the bird is in flight. This bird has long, strong legs and a stout bill, a buffy crown with a black stripe in the middle, a black eye-stripe, and and buffy underparts with bright red on the vent. Upperparts are green, with a blue shoulder patch. It is usually seen foraging on forest floors with thick undergrowth, catching insects in leaf litter. This bird is vocal, giving its characteristic two-noted whistle call at dusk and dawn. [Ebird]
update 202404
– it is quite common to see this pitta almost any where in center
– 在斯里兰卡中部，还是蛮普通的。
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update 202312
– another common bird here, it is 99.99% bird for almost all local guide. We saw 5-6 birds just birding without looking for it.
– 另一只在斯里兰卡非常普通的鸟，我们没特别的找这鸟。可是都遇上好几只。
7. Spot-winged Thrush, 斑翅地鸫, 點翅地鶇, Geokichla spiloptera, セイロンジツグミ
Brown thrush with bold dark spots on the underparts, white spots in the wings, and black facial stripes below the eye. Occurs in pairs or singly, on or near the ground, in forest, forest edge, and gardens, mostly in the Wet Zone, but also locally in the Dry Zone. No other thrush on Sri Lanka shows distinct rows of white spots on the wings, and bold spotting below. Gives very high-pitched “sweeeee” call; song is a highly variable collection of rich, rising and falling, melodious whistles and warbles. [ebird]
update 202312
– another very common endemic, which found most of the lowland urban areas, forest edge, forest
– with very lovely call, not shy
– 斯里兰卡非常普通的特有种，几乎在很多点都看到它。还很会唱歌。
8. Sri Lanka Junglefowl, 蓝喉原鸡, 藍喉原雞, Gallus lafayettii， セイロンヤケイ
Wild chickenlike bird. Male is burnt orange with dark streaks, cockerel-like glossy black tail, and a prominent red comb marked with yellow on the crown. Gray-brown female has white streaks and prominent barring on its wings. Terrestrial, found in pairs or small groups in forests of lowlands and highlands over much of Sri Lanka. Generally keeps to cover. Only confusion is with domestic chicken; note lack of white at tail base, and yellow marking on comb of males, and bars in wings of females in Sri Lanka Junglefowl. Song a harsh “chyok-cher-chow”. Also stuttering “kik-kik-kik-kik” notes. [Ebird]
– very beautiful and noisy bird and common almost any where too
– 非常漂亮，吵，蛮普通的鸡
update 202312
– a pretty common endemic bird, we didn’t really spend time looking for it just take picture whenever we meet it
– 非常普通的特有种鸟，我们也没特别找。看到就拍。
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9. Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie, 斯里兰卡蓝鹊, 斯里蘭卡藍鵲, Urocissa ornata, セイロンサンジャク
A large, long-tailed blue bird with a white-tipped tail, and chestnut hood and wings. Inhabits humid forest from lowlands to hills, where it often accompanies mixed canopy flocks, either singly or in small groups. There are no other large, long-tailed blue birds in its range. A noisy species. Sounds typically a series of high-pitched, piercing “clink” calls, as well as some rasping “krak” notes often given in a sequence. [Ebird]
– a really weird colors combination endemic
斯里兰卡蓝鹊（学名：Urocissa ornata）是雀形目鸦科的一种鸟类，明显特征是全身颜色为亮丽的蓝色和栗色，这区别于其他蓝鹊。是斯里兰卡的特有鸟类
update 202312
– we only saw this at Sinharaja, few of them normally moving together .. the colors bright, big bird but many would say the colors combination just weird
– 我们的10天行，只在辛哈拉加森林保护区见到。都好几只一起行动。很鲜艳，可是颜色搭配有点怪。
10. Indian Roller, 印度佛法僧, 棕胸佛法僧, Coracias benghalensis, インドブッポウソウ
A brightly colored bird with various shades of blue on the wings, tails, and belly that are often more prominent in flight. Note the longitudinal white streaks on the throat and breast. Indochinese Roller has a purple-blue breast, a darker olive back, and is generally darker blue. Generally silent, but more vocal in breeding season with harsh calls. Prefers open areas, including agricultural landscapes, sitting on exposed perches including electric wires, occasionally pumping its tail slowly. Practically a resident roller with some movements in the western parts of its range. 【Ebird]
update 20231218
– wonderful moment to get close and stay long for us, it is so colorful
– 非常漂亮的鸟，与马来西亚的种不一样。这只很乖站了很久也蛮近的
11. White-naped Woodpecker, 黑腰啄木鸟, 白頸黑背啄木, Chrysocolaptes festivus, セグロコガネゲラ
a very similar flameback woodpecker but female seem very yellowish
– 与我们的金背很像，可是母鸟很黄。
update 202312
– it seem not very common at Sri Lanka, local guide seem very worry to missed this species. When we arrived a village the bird just stand there for so long and sharing same tree with a Red-backed Flameback
– 斯里兰卡应该不普通，我们的当地导游几乎很担心会错过这鸟。可是我们到了这个村后，立刻就见到她站哪。还要与一只红背三趾啄木鸟站一起，我们远远看还以为咋么幸运遇上一对啊
12. Serendib Scops-Owl, 斯里兰卡角鸮, 斯里蘭卡角鴞, Otus thilohoffmanni, セレンディブコノハズク
– very recent discover bird of Sri Lanka
Very small rufescent owl, with yellow-orange eyes, and sparse, light speckles on the underparts. Although does not possess true ear tufts it can show “false” ones when alert. Occurs within extensive humid rainforests in the lowlands of Wet Zone of Sri Lanka. Roosts singly or in pairs in the understory, but also found in upper levels of trees at night. Combination of small size, all rufous color, lack of prominent facial border, and only limited markings below separates it from all other owls on Sri Lanka. Song is a short “woOLoo”, rising in the middle. [Ebird]
– 被发现少于20年的斯里兰卡特有种。
update 20231222
– one of the bird I really want to see, we went same site for 2 days both day also not full open for picture but we had very good view of this very special endemic bird
– 我们都非常希望看到的鸟，虽然去了2天。还是没拍到全暴露的照片。可是已非常高兴了。
13. Red-faced Malkoha, 红脸地鹃, 红脸地鹃, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus, アカガオバンケンモドキ
a not so common Sri Lanka endemic, we only saw or heard it at Sinharaja … and it is moving along with bird wave. Same other Malkoha moving fast along the bushes
蛮不普通的特有种，我们只在辛哈拉加森林保护区听到+看到。有如其他地鹃，在丛里跳来跳去。这鸟有点意思，当地鸟岛是找鸟浪才找它的。
update 20231223
– a tough walk (it follow by very heavy rain after we saw this bird at only split second) .. wet, leeches …. and may be time planning for the location
even just split second, the CANON R3 just as I always say “focus monster” i point my lens toward the bird, it lock focus the bird and eye than got this.. no secret.. just the camera found it and take it…
– 非常不容易的一天，我们遇上大雨（看到这鸟后）+很多蚂蝗。还要这点是没地方吃饭的，安排时间有点困难。
还好，它出现几秒。我的R3 就像对焦神器一般，对上+对焦+拿下。。。
14. Blue-faced Malkoha, 小绿嘴地鹃, 藍臉地鵑, Phaenicophaeus viridirostris, アオメクロバンケンモドキ
– as other Malkoha, jumping within bushes.. making soft call.. this bird look quite cute overall
– 与其他地鹃一样习惯，在丛里跳来跳去。叫很小声。长的蛮可爱的。
15. Brown-headed Barbet, 褐头绿拟啄木鸟, 斑頭綠擬啄木, Psilopogon zeylanicus, ミドリオオゴシキドリ
– quite common overall at Center – South Sri Lanka. it have similar call and behavior of Lineated barbet found at Malaysia
– 与马来西亚的斑头绿拟啄木鸟非常相似的叫声+动态。
update 202312
– we found this pretty common and have few opportunity to photography this bird at few hotel garden. The head give it a right name
– 斯里兰卡蛮普通，从中部到南部都是它的叫声。头部颜色就是它的名来。
16. Brown Fish-Owl, 褐渔鸮, 褐漁鴞, Ketupa zeylonensis, ミナミシマフクロウ
– a overall dull brown fish owl which quite rare at Malaysia but seem quite common at Sri Lanka.
update 20240101
– a bird that sight by local village and brought us there, it was so far away (~60-80m) and so dark .. luckily my gear allow me lock the eye of the bird fast and accurate 😀
– 村里的人带我们去，这么远+鸟还是很害羞！还要很暗。
这鸟应该蛮普通。
17. Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot, 斯里兰卡短尾鹦鹉, 斯里蘭卡短尾鸚鵡, Loriculus beryllinus, ズアカサトウチョウ
– as other Hanging-Parrot small, always canopy. Sri Lanka endemic make no different
– 与其他短尾鹦鹉一样，小小+站高高
update 20240102
– while ours’ trip to Sri Lanka, so much rain while we planning to go out for more birds on day 2 but rain just too heavy for us. But it is glad that Sri Lanka is a place almost any where possible to birding. (ecxcept the forest reserve, bird really scared around) Included the garden of hotel, we got few good birds just at lobby of the hotel even raining
– very cute, beautiful endemic
– 斯里兰卡可爱，小的特有种。
– 我们在斯里兰卡时，雨量蛮多。可是蛮好是这列几乎是没地方都有鸟（除了国家公园反而鸟非常少）。 第二天，在下午我们打算出去观鸟是。雨下很大，可是还好在公园还是蛮多鸟让我们看看。这鸟就在公园看到，拍到。
18. Small Minivet, 小山椒鸟, 小山椒, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus, コサンショウクイ
– pretty common small minivet
Males have slaty gray crown, cheeks, and back. Throat and wings black, tail black with pale yellow edges. Breast orange, gradually fading into yellowish-white underparts. Black wings show a patch of orange. Female is duller than male, with light gray upperparts, cheeks and crown; dark gray wings; white throat; and light yellow underparts. Both males and females show an orange rump. Usually seen in small flocks, frequently uttering high-pitched “swee swee” call as they continuously move around feeding on insects, sometimes catching them mid-air like flycatchers. Inhabits various forested habitats, especially thorny jungles, scrub patches, and open dry forest. [Ebird]
update 20240105
– while we had ours rest time at Yala National Park, found few birds feed on tree nearby. very lucky tick on this bird with female too
– 亚拉国家公园规定，午餐时间需要在某个点休息。吃完饭后我们在附近一棵树见到好几种鸟都很近+好角度（我们称它为“神树”）
19. Asian Woolly-necked Stork, 白颈鹳, 白颈鹳, Ciconia episcopus, エンビコウ
– quite common across Sri Lanka, see it quite a lot of them, even paddy field with human
– 在斯里兰卡蛮普通的，在村庄的稻田都可以见到。
update 202401
– when we first saw it, we ask the van to stop … and make the right decision. It is best view after this for the next 7-8 days
– 我们在这第一次见到时，叫我们的车立刻停下。幸好停下来，接下来几天都较远。
20. Great Thick-knee, 大石鸻, 大石鴴, Esacus recurvirostris, ソリハシオオイシチドリ
– a very cute wader, big and thick beak. walking slow at open area
– 非常可爱，嘴大+厚
update 20240109
– another family we very hope to have good view, this bird give us very good view while we had ours heavy rain in Yala National Park
– 我们非常希望看的其中一种鸟，很幸运这鸟让我们看的很好。虽然当时下大雨。
21. Pied Thrush, 杂色地鸫, 斑地鶇, Geokichla wardii, シロクロジツグミ
– a thrush as its name, it is “pied”… moving in dark area
– “黑白”鸫，总是在暗的地方活动。
update 202401
– a shy bird moving in dark with very obvious white browed
– 蛮害羞的鸟，总喜欢到暗的地方活动。
22. Indian Paradise-Flycatcher, 印缅寿带, 印度綬帶, Terpsiphone paradisi, カワリサンコウチョウ
– another “Paradise Flycatcher” split previously but it is quite obvious “crest”
A graceful looking flycatcher, the adult male sport a long ribbonlike tail. The males occur in two color morphs cinnamon and white. Both color morphs sport a glossy black head with blue ring around the eye, but white morph is entirely white below while the cinnamon morph has cinnamon upperparts and tail, and dirty white underparts. The females are cinnamon above with a grayish throat, a shorter tail, and they lack the male’s blue eyering. They make short aerial sallies after insects, usually returning to the same perch. Occasionally descends to ground to pull apart insects. Chiefly found in wooded habitats. Their call is a harsh “shreew.” [ebird]
update 202401
– a bird that we saw many locations but it is just like others Paradise-Flycatcher, active and shy .. moving fast and almost no stop more than 1 second
– 在斯里兰卡蛮普通在很多地方，环境都看到2这鸟。可是还是一个样子，害羞+动作快。几乎不停多过1秒
23. Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon, 紫头林鸽, 紫头林鸽, Columba torringtoniae, セイロンカノコモリバト
Large, plain gray pigeon with conspicuous black-and-white stripes on the nape. Underparts flushed mauve. Inhabits upper levels of forests and densely wooded areas in the hills and mountains, where occurs in pairs or small flocks. Combination of black-and-white neck markings and plain, unmarked, dark gray upperparts identifies this species from all other pigeons on Sri Lanka. Vocalizations include a single, deep “wooo”, and also an owl-like, double note “woo-oo”. [EBird]
update 20240115
– the only day we at Horton Plains NP, rain in the whole morning. We almost this endemic but found it very last moment while we leaving and we had ours late lunch because of this bird
– 在Horton 国家公园，下了一早雨。当我们几乎要放弃时，竟然看到“鸠”飞过。我跑了过去看，果然是这特有种。
24. Crimson-backed Flameback, 绯红背啄木鸟, 桂紅金背啄木, Chrysocolaptes stricklandi, セアカコガネゲラ
– overall like size and shape Greater flameback in Malaysia. But back is “red” instead
– not as common as Red-backed Flameback
– 与马来西亚的大金背像，就红色背。也不很普通
update 202401
– it is slightly bigger and not so comon compare to the Red-Backed and this is also endemic of Sri Lanka
– 比起红背三趾啄木鸟，较大，不普通。这也是特有种
25. Layard’s Parakeet, 艳绿领鹦鹉, 艷綠領鸚鵡, Psittacula calthrapae, セイロンミドリワカケインコ
– as usual very colorful bird than move in pair, not very common only saw 2 times over 10 days
– 鹦鹉就是多色彩，不很普通。10天中就见了2次。
update 202401
– a raining evening, we been force to birding at Hotel garden and not a bad one we have this lovely endemic come to feed on palm seed
– 一个下雨的下午，没办法出去就在酒店前观鸟。还很不错这一只特有种。竟然飞过来吃果子。
26. Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Crested), 凤头鹰雕, 鳳頭鷹鵰, Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus/ceylanensis, インドクマタカ（亜種 インドクマタカ）
– medium size of raptor, and it look very similar to Malaysia one except have “high crest”
– 体型中。与马来西亚凤头鹰雕很像除了冠很高。
update 202402
– before I forgot, another best moment when we at Sri Lanka.. this good looking raptor give us very good looking it is close and not happy
– 我去忙前，这是2023我最特别的其中一刻。这猛禽，真的很漂亮。站很近，看我们。有点不高兴。
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– our 2nd try for the Leopard at another entrance of Yala National Park, not very productive afternoon but we saw this raptor standing on ground and walk across the trail and looking at us !
– 我们在亚拉国家公园另一个路口继续寻找花豹，中午没什么鸟。可是还是非常幸运，在路上见到这猛禽在路上站好好看我们还在我们车前慢慢过马路。
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refer waders, normally long-legged, very fine-bill and all 3 we have here are black-white
1. Pied Stilt, 澳洲长脚鹬, 澳洲長腳鷸, Himantopus leucocephalus, オーストラリアセイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG AUSTRALASIA
2. Black-winged Stilt, 黑翅长脚鹬, 黑翅長腳鷸, Himantopus himantopus, セイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG BIASA
3. Pied Avocet, 反嘴鹬, 反嘴鹬, Recurvirostra avosetta, ソリハシセイタカシギ, KEDIDI PARUH-CEKUNG UBUN HITAM
1. Pied Stilt, 澳洲长脚鹬, 澳洲長腳鷸, Himantopus leucocephalus, オーストラリアセイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG AUSTRALASIA
– rare migrant for Peninsular Malaysia. very similar to Black-winged
– more common at Borneo
update 202105
– a rare migrant or first record happen at Johor, Malaysia (202008)
– 马来西亚西马稀有候鸟（南）
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2. Black-winged Stilt, 黑翅长脚鹬, 黑翅長腳鷸, Himantopus himantopus, セイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG BIASA
– common winter visitor, normally big group
– overall black-white making very noisy sound
update 202105
3. Pied Avocet, 反嘴鹬, 反嘴鹬, Recurvirostra avosetta, ソリハシセイタカシギ, KEDIDI PARUH-CEKUNG UBUN HITAM
– beautiful bird with up-curve billed
Striking and essentially unmistakable, with elegant shape, boldly pied plumage, long bluish-gray legs, and long, slender, upcurved bill. Curve is stronger on female. Usually breeds in small colonies; nesting birds call noisily. Nonbreeding flocks locally number in hundreds. Feeds while wading or swimming, sweeping its bill side to side. Most common in coastal wetlands and brackish lagoons and estuaries, but will also appear inland, particularly on or near large lakes. (Ebird)
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Malaysia only has one Rostratulidae
1. Greater Painted-Snipe, 彩鹬, 彩鷸, Rostratula benghalensis, タマシギ, MERAGI BIASA
1. Greater Painted-Snipe, 彩鹬, 彩鷸, Rostratula benghalensis, タマシギ, MERAGI BIASA
– very beautiful bird
– abnormal breeding behavior where the male will taking care after lay egg
– very shy bird
update 202105
– casual lazy birding, driving around. but not a bad morning at all, found this pair of the lovely couple.
– male and female are also beautiful. the one focus is female
– 幸运的遇上这漂亮的一对。母鸟在前方。
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Malaysia only have 2 Jacana
1. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, 水雉, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, レンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI EKOR PANJANG
2. Bronze-winged Jacana, 铜翅水雉, 銅翅水雉, Metopidius indicus, アジアレンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI KENING PUTIH
1. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, 水雉, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, レンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI EKOR PANJANG
– a not so common winter visitor from North at Center of Peninsular Malaysia
– brown-back, white-underpart, yellow neck patch
– non-breeding plumage without long-tailed
– 马来西亚西马稀有候鸟。
– 非繁殖羽。短尾。
update 202107
– after months of lockdown at stay at home. The situation still look in bad shape
– 封城～2个月后。闷到了极点。
update 202103
– another found of 2 birds here
– 尽然在这发现2只稀有过冬鸟。
update 202011
– a juvi bird, with reddish head-crown
2. Bronze-winged Jacana, 铜翅水雉, 銅翅水雉, Metopidius indicus, アジアレンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI KENING PUTIH
– a wader forages on lilies and other floating aquatic vegetation, the long feet spreading out its weight and preventing sinking
– the color change under different lighting condition
– it use to be found only Northeast (Perlis) of Peninsular Malaysia but recently also found a pair breeding at slight south (Penang)
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The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 66 species in all.
*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charadriidae
1.White-faced Plover, 环颈鸻,環頸鴴,Charadrius dealbatus, シロチドリ, RAPANG PANTAI CINA
2. Lesser Sand-Plover, 蒙古沙鸻,蒙古沙鴴, Charadrius mongolus, メダイチドリ,RAPANG-SISIR KECIL
3. Little Ringed Plover, 金眶鸻, 金眶鴴, Charadrius dubius, コチドリ, Rapang Gelang Kecil
4. Greater Sand-Plover, 铁嘴沙鸻, 鐵嘴沙鴴, Charadrius leschenaultii, オオメダイチドリ, RAPANG-SISIR BESAR
5. Pacific Golden-Plover, 金鸻, 金鴴, Pluvialis fulva, ムナグロ, KERINYUT BIASA
6. Black-bellied Plover, 灰鸻, 灰鴴, Pluvialis squatarola, ダイゼン, KERINYUT KELABU
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51. Kentish Plover, 环颈鸻, 東方環頸鴴, Charadrius alexandrinus, シロチドリ
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1.White-faced Plover, 环颈鸻,環頸鴴,Charadrius dealbatus, シロチドリ, RAPANG PANTAI CINA
– depend on checklist, this may sub-species of Kentish Plover if not split as full species
– Very pale upperparts, paler edges to coverts. Short breast patches. Pale legs (Thanks Dave Bakewell for the summary difference)
– it mixes with all Lesser, Greater Sand Plover but not that difficult to spot it as a very pale color
update 2020 Oct
– Selangor, Malaysia
– only one individual found this trip. trip before seem another individual found which look slight different bird
– one of the most common and move in big group wader (winter visitor)
– sometimes can be very confused with Greater
– various plumage can be seen
update 202109
– one of the most common waders found here when migratory season (North).
– one of the bird still showing some post breeding plumage.
– 马来西亚蛮普通的候鸟（北）
– 其中一只还在非繁殖羽。
update 202104
– continue to have more change plumage of this lovely and common winter visitor
– lucky to have 2 birds bath together
– 这个月是马来西亚看候鸟转繁殖羽的最好时候。这最普通的其中一种，还是很漂亮的。还要2只一起冲凉。
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– it is almost time to go back home, the plumage change to breeding plumage
– looking at the forehead and chest orange bar which different from Greater breeding plumage. Lesser tend to have no white forehead and bigger breast band
– 开始换繁殖羽。又是时候回家了。与铁嘴沙鸻也有相似点。可是头部美白，胸的橙较多/大。
update 202012
update 202010
– a bird with a yellow eye ring
– normally single or small flock
– found near a paddy field
update 202011
– very interesting feeding way
4. Greater Sand-Plover, 铁嘴沙鸻, 鐵嘴沙鴴, Charadrius leschenaultii, オオメダイチドリ, RAPANG-SISIR BESAR
– long and pale yellow leg
– leg is forward the center of the Body
– bill shape (refer to this good reference by Dave Bakewell)
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=1021&Bird_Image_ID=81502
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=1021&Bird_Image_ID=81502
update 202103
– just before they heading north back home for breeding, the breeding plumage show off
– 往北回家前。羽毛换上了繁殖羽。
update 202011
– another common winter visitor (North), is non-breeding plumage
– slow hunter, which standing most of the time and walk slow
update 202012
– medium size, short, stout bill
– not that common at Peninsular Malaysia West-coast
属小型涉禽。嘴峰长度与头等长，端部稍微隆起。鼻孔线形，位于鼻沟内，鼻沟约等于嘴长的2/3。翅尖形。后趾细小或缺如。跗蹠修长，胫下部亦裸出。中趾最长，趾间具蹼或不具蹼，后趾形小或退化。翅形尖长，第1枚初级飞羽退化，形狭窄，甚短小；第2枚初级飞羽较第3枚长或者等长。三级飞羽特长。尾形短圆，尾羽12枚。是迁徙性鸟类，具有极强的飞行能力。通常沿海岸线、河道迁徙。生活环境多与湿地有关，离不开水。栖息于海滨、岛屿、河滩、湖泊、池塘、沼泽、水田、盐湖等湿地之中。
update 202111
– finally a sight at Selangor coastal
update 202101
51. Kentish Plover, 环颈鸻, 東方環頸鴴, Charadrius alexandrinus, シロチドリ
Small, pale plover with broken black collar, sandy upperparts, grayish legs, and rather fine black bill. Breeding plumage has black mask and black tabs at sides of breast (not a complete band). Nonbreeding plumages have black replaced by brown. Mainly coastal, on sandy beaches, dry mudflats, and at salt ponds, usually near water; also locally inland. Migrants will join with flocks of other shorebirds. [Ebird]
环颈鸻是鸻形目鸻科鸻属鸟类，又名白领鸻。 [5-6]成鸟夏羽上体为柔和的沙褐色，下体纯白色；额至眉纹白色，额基和头顶前部黑色；头顶、枕和后颈沙褐色略泛栗色；眼先至耳覆羽有—横带状黑色贯眼纹；翼褐色，覆羽具白缘，飞羽黑褐色具大白斑；尾褐色，带黑色亚端斑和白色端斑；虹膜黑褐色，眼圈暗黄色不显著；喙黑色；脚褐色至暗橙黄色。成鸟冬羽似夏羽，但额基、贯眼纹、颈侧等黑色区域转为褐色，头顶不泛栗红色调。幼鸟羽色似成鸟冬羽，且上体具有浅色羽缘。 [7
]在中国从内蒙古、新疆到西藏均可见。 [9]栖息于开阔平原至低山丘陵的湖泊、沼泽、草地和农田等地，或滨海的滩涂、河口、盐田等处。单独或成对活动，迁徙和越冬期集大群。常在沙地上快速行走觅食。吃蠕虫、甲壳类和软体类等水生无脊椎动物。繁殖期在5-8月，窝卵数通常4枚，孵化期23-25天。
update 202312
– a bird that not really so common at Malaysia and so far I only saw it here non-breeding plumage. Finally I see breeding plumage at such close range and very good focal range (800mm +1.4 = 1120mm .. also use on R7 .. ===1792mm)
– 在马来西亚蛮不普通的水鸟，还有通常远远的见他。这次在台湾，很近距离看他，还要用上800mm+1.4 (R3 = 1120mm , R7 = 1792mm)
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just another missing series … slowly
3. Gull-billed Tern, 鸥嘴噪鸥, 鷗嘴噪鷗, Gelochelidon nilotica, ハシブトアジサシ, CAMAR PARUH TEBAL
4. Lesser Crested Tern, 小凤头燕鸥, 小鳳頭燕鷗, Thalasseus bengalensis, ベンガルアジサシ, CAMAR BERJAMBUL KECIL
5. Caspian Tern, 红嘴巨鸥, 紅嘴巨鷗, Hydroprogne caspia, オニアジサシ, CAMAR RAYA
6. White-winged Tern, 白翅浮鸥, 白翅浮鷗, Chlidonias leucopterus, ハジロクロハラアジサシ, CAMAR TASIK SAYAP PUTIH
7. Great Crested Tern, 大凤头燕鸥, 鳳頭燕鷗, Thalasseus bergii, オオアジサシ, Camar Besar Berjambul
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1. Little Tern, 白额燕鸥, 白額燕鷗, Sternula albifrons, コアジサシ, CAMAR KECIL BIASA
– common, small size at west coast Pen Malaysia ..
update 202103
– breeding plumage just before heading home
– 返北前的繁殖羽
– Pantai Jeram, Sg Serdang , Selangor 202008/09
update 202012 - another moment before this small tern dive into the water for prey - 每次要跳近水裡捉食物就會這樣盤旋。update 202012
– Malim Nawar, Perak 202009
– one of the most common tern of Peninsular Malaysia
– stout and not that long bill
– normally feed in a group
– the way it feeds slight different where it just feed on the surface of the water rather than dive in
– 馬來西亞西亞較普通的鸥
– 群體
– 嘴較肥硕+短
update 202211
– a group of Whiskered Tern feeding near small water area, so we decided to stop a while to try to capture the BIF-Diving pictures.
– after few round of R3, use the R7 for few more round the AF tracking test . Here is one of the test result with another jpeg-video series
– 一群须浮鸥与小白鹭在这捉鱼。就停了一会试试R3/R7对焦玉追焦。因为蛮多人还是对R7 有保留。
– 试了几轮R3/R7会一一分享。
update 202204
– the plumage had change and ready to back home
– 换了繁殖羽，是时候回去了。
update 202203
– nowadays with new technology, it is so easy to capture this kind of action photos.
– 新的相机技术，打飞版变成非常容易了。
update 202202
– a simple test on High speed video (slow motion)
– video just trim, watermark from original file from CANON EOS R6
– 短测试，慢速度视频。佳能R6, 只是简单剪裁。
update 202201
– new technology make all this action pictures so easy.
– 新的相机技术，拍鸥飞版真的容易的不可再容易了。
update 202112
– tern action is much easier to photograph, and love this as the morning light
– 拍鸥飞版，应该都蛮容易的。可是这张虽然有点远，可是早上的光线真的很好。
update 202111
– another good moment shooting with Canon R3 effortless, it is almost never miss any moment even I just shoot 15 fps
– 测试佳能R3其中一幕。这种动作几乎都不会错过，我也没用一秒30张，就15张。
update 202105
– breeding plumage makes it easier to id, red bill and red leg with black body (under)
– 繁殖羽，紅嘴，紅腳，黑身體。
update 2020 Nov
update 2020 Oct
– slow motion group of terns, feeding ..
– big size tern with thick bill
update 202109
– a big size of tern, happy to see them back
– 大型鸥，高兴他们的回来。
update 202011
– big, orange-yellow bill tern found near mud beach
update 202105
– Breeding adult has black crown and nape
– 繁殖羽, 額、頭頂、枕和冠羽黑色。
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– only stop by for few days, then never see it again.
– slender yellow-orange bill and black crown.
– 嘴橙黄色或橙色
– 有機會錯認大鳳頭燕鷗。嘴較長大，黃。
update 202011
– very large tern, with the red bill-black tip
– black-naped head, almost pure white underpart with black wingtip
update 202105
– 202003, adult breeding plumage where forehead, nape and mask change all black
– 繁殖羽
update 202104
– it is April time for them to go home, adult breeding plumage
– 成鸟繁殖羽
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update 202102
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update 202012
update 202011
– medium size tern, non-breeding plumage sometimes confuse with Whiskered Tern. Obvious “headset” on head
update 202110
– lucky to see many of them feeding on paddy field, with new Canon EOS R3. It is so easy to photograph tern flying over various backgroup （especially green background which previously most the camera facing lost focus when bird sudden flying to green background. R3 think solve the problem even I still have 10-20% focus the wing instead bird head/eye .. but this could due to the wing flip block the bird head/eye so the camera just focus to the wing. Somehow it is much better than focus to the background instead the bird.
– 幸运的看到一大群鸟在找吃。终于不怕绿背景了。在之前的相机都有走焦问题（当背景突然变绿）。新的佳能 R3,几乎把这个问题减低到最少。（10-20%还是会跑到鸟的翅膀，也有可能是因为翅膀的动作遮挡了鸟眼所以对焦到鸟的翅膀而不是眼睛。可是已比对焦到背景好多了）
update 202105
– a tern begin to have breeding plumage and ready to go home
– 另一种鸥，开始有繁殖羽。也开始准备回家。
update 202012
– a large tern, black-cap with very long lemon-yellow bill
– 大凤头燕鸥夏羽：前额和眼先白色。头顶至枕黑色，头顶羽毛向后延长，形成冠羽，颜色也为黑色。后颈和翅缘白色。背、肩、翅和尾等上体暗珠灰色。初级飞羽外侧羽缘黑色，内侧也为黑色，但具宽的白色楔形斑，往内楔形斑逐渐缩小，直至消失。次级飞羽内侧和尖端白色。尾暗珠灰色，外侧尾羽较长，且逐渐变尖，尾呈叉状。颏、喉、颈和下体，包括腋羽和翅下覆羽白色。冬羽和夏羽大致相似。但头顶缀有白色纵纹。虹膜暗褐色。嘴黄色。脚黑色。
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sharing some waders (Scolopacidae series )that captured over the years
1. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 尖尾滨鹬, 尖尾濱鷸, Calidris acuminata,ウズラシギ, KEDIDI EKOR TAJAM
2. Great Knot, 大滨鹬, 大濱鷸,Calidris tenuirostris, オバシギ, KEDIDI-DIAN BESAR
3. Sanderling, 三趾滨鹬, 三趾濱鷸, Calidris alba, ミユビシギ, KEDIDI JARI TIGA
4. Terek Sandpiper, 翘嘴鹬, 翹嘴鷸, Xenus cinereus, ソリハシシギ, KEDIDI SERENG
5. Bar-tailed Godwit, 斑尾塍鹬, 斑尾塍鷸, Limosa lapponica, オオソリハシシギ, KEDIDI-RAJA EKOR BELANG
6. Long-toed Stint, 长趾滨鹬, 長趾濱鷸, Calidris subminuta, ヒバリシギ, KEDIDI-KERDIL JARI PANJANG
7. Curlew Sandpiper, 弯嘴滨鹬,彎嘴濱鷸, Calidris ferruginea, サルハマシギ, KEDIDI PARUH LENGKUK
8. Eurasian Curlew, 白腰杓鹬, 白腰杓鷸, Numenius arquata, ダイシャクシギ, KENDI BESAR BIASA
9. Common Redshank, 红脚鹬, 紅腳鷸, Tringa totanus, アカアシシギ, KEDIDI KAKI MERAH BIASA
10.Wood Sandpiper, 林鹬, 林鷸, Tringa glareola, タカブシギ, KEDIDI SAWAH
11. Common Greenshank, 青脚鹬, 青腳鷸, Tringa nebularia, アオアシシギ, KEDIDI KAKI HIJAU BIASA
12. Common Sandpiper, 矶鹬, 磯鷸, Actitis hypoleucos, イソシギ, KEDIDI-KELICAP BIASA
13. Broad-billed Sandpiper, 阔嘴鹬, 闊嘴鷸, Calidris falcinellus, キリアイ, KEDIDI PARUH LEBAR
14. Black-tailed Godwit, 黑尾塍鹬, 黑尾塍鷸, Limosa limosa, オグロシギ, KEDIDI-RAJA EKOR HITAM
15. Ruddy Turnstone, 翻石鹬, 翻石鷸, Arenaria interpres, キョウジョシギ, KEDIDI-KERIKIL MERAH
16. Little Stint, 小滨鹬, 小濱鷸, Calidris minuta, ヨーロッパトウネン, KEDIDI-KERDIL PERANG
17. Gray-tailed Tattler, 灰尾漂鹬, 灰尾漂鷸, Tringa brevipes, キアシシギ, KEDIDI-KACAU ASIA
18. Far Eastern Curlew, 大杓鹬, 大杓鷸, Numenius madagascariensis, ホウロクシギ, KENDI BESAR TIMUR
19. Red-necked Stint, 红颈滨鹬, 紅胸濱鷸,Calidris ruficollis, トウネン, KEDIDI-KERDIL LEHER MERAH
20. Red Knot, 红腹滨鹬, 紅腹濱鷸, Calidris canutus, コオバシギ, KEDIDI-DIAN KECIL
21. Whimbrel, 中杓鹬, 中杓鷸, Numenius phaeopus, チュウシャクシギ, KENDI GAJAH
22. Ruff, 流苏鹬, 流蘇鷸, Calidris pugnax, エリマキシギ, Kedidi Ropol
23. Temminck’s Stint, 青脚滨鹬, 丹氏濱鷸, Calidris temminckii, オジロトウネン, KEDIDI-KERDIL EKOR PANJANG
25. Asian Dowitcher, 半蹼鹬, 半蹼鷸, Limnodromus semipalmatus, シベリアオオハシシギ, KEDIDI-TETIRUK ASIA
26. Common Snipe, 扇尾沙锥, 田鷸, Gallinago gallinago, タシギ, BERKIK KIPAS ERASIA
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51. Spoon-billed Sandpiper, 勺嘴鹬, 琵嘴鷸, Calidris pygmaea, ヘラシギ
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1. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 尖尾滨鹬, 尖尾濱鷸,Calidris acuminata,ウズラシギ, KEDIDI EKOR TAJAM
– a vagrant happen to show at Malim Nawar, Perak 202009
update 202010
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2. Great Knot, 大滨鹬, 大濱鷸,Calidris tenuirostris, オバシギ,KEDIDI-DIAN BESAR
– not that common at Selangor Mud beach …(Sg Serdang) only saw one Aug – Sept 2020
update 20201026
– non-breeding plumage for this lovely wader.
seem like they are moving in groups (~100++ of them) and feeding on the mudflat
– 非繁殖羽。在這段時間。群體活動。
update 202105
– single bird feeding, just before heading home
– 繁殖繁殖于西伯利亚北部冻原地带，繁殖期6-8月。营巢于多苔藓和植物的冻原髙原和岩石地带，巢为地面的凹坑，内垫有枯草和苔藓，通常置巢于水域附近草丛中或柳树和矮小桦树灌丛下。
update 202104
– lucky to see this bird bathing when low tide
– 非常幸运拍到退潮时这鸟在浅滩冲凉。
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– this bird getting ready to back home for beautiful spring-summer
– 又要开始换繁殖羽，回家时候了。
update 2020 1 Oct
– recorded at Sand beach, Morib 202009,202010
update 202012
– a pale wader found near the sandy beach – the feeding just non stop and move fast
update 202010
– very common wader .. move to accelerate fast to catch their food
– bill upward curve, yellow-orange leg
– 嘴是往上钩。通常跑很快的（冲）得去捉食物。
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update 202104
– lucky moment this lovely bird catching a small carb for meal
– 非常幸运见到它在吃小螃蟹。
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update 202101 Fujifilm X-T4 XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR, 2x TC High-Speed movie 240p
update 202010
– relatively big size wader
– white browed , the bill upturn curve and 2 tones
– wing with streak appearance
– Morib, Jeram , Selangor
update 202201
– a raining morning, many of them flying and feeding at Selangor mudflat
– 一个下雨的早上。今年蛮多。
update 202109
– another up close bigwader
– 这次来到蛮近。
update 202109
– another day with earlier migration group (North). So many of them easily 1000+ Whimbrel and 500-600 Bar-tailed Godwit flying together
– 算是前期候鸟（北）。上千的鸟们一起飞扬。
update 202010
– can typical see how Godwit feeding style show in this video
– common freshwater small wader
– winter visitor (North) – green leg – 北部過冬鳥。
– 蠻普通，通常都是在淡水
– 綠腳
update 202102 - Sg Balang, Johor, Malaysia #
Update 2020 Oct
– common at mud beach
– sometimes can be overlooked Broad-billed Sandpiper
– Medium-sized wader with a long, slightly downcurved bill. Slightly larger than Dunlin, with the longer and finer bill, longer legs. In-flight note large white rump patch. Breeding plumage deep rusty on head and body (like Red Knot) (ebird)
update 202105
– today lockdown MCO3.0 day2, so clearing some old picture. Found this summer plumage bird stand alone with a beautiful reflection
– 封城3.0 第2天。這是3月拍的照片。它也有繁殖羽了。
update 2020 Oct
– Selangor 202008
– still maintain some breeding plumage here
– one of the common winter migrant here .. not that difficult to spot one near mud/sand beach ..
update 202010
– 202008, 202009, 202010 Jeram, Morib, Selangor
– big size wader and normally in group
– one of most common winter visitor here (Center West Peninsular Malaysia) …
update 202303
– a different ssp Common Redshank (craggi) depend of checklist
– brighter orange overall
– 不一样的亚种。特别“亮”橙
update 202112
– one of the most common wader but it look gorgeous when it is on flight
– 马来西亚最普通的候鸟之一。可是它飞扬时还是非常漂亮。
update 2020 Nov
update 2020 Oct
– 2020 Aug, Sept, Oct … Sg Balang, Johor, Jeram, Morib Selangor
– very common wader almost from fresh water pond, river, mud beach and sand beach
update 2020 Oct
– Sg Balang, Johor, Jeram, Morib, Sekinchan Selangor
– comparative not that common here
– bill 2 tone, with little bit upward (thanks Chong Wai Mun for quick summary)
update 2020 Oct
– 2013 Dec Malim Nawar, Perak
– 16-22cm
– comparative short bill and leg
– yellow leg
– Plain brown with white underparts (ebird)
update 202102 #
update 2020 Oct
13. Broad-billed Sandpiper, 阔嘴鹬, 闊嘴鷸,Calidris falcinellus, キリアイ, KEDIDI PARUH LEBAR
– small wader, sometimes confused with a Red-Necked stint but with the slightly longer and slender bill. head obvious 2 “browed”
– saw normally alone
update 202101
update 202010
– not that common at mud beach at the center of Peninsular Malaysia
– Pantai Jeram, Malaysia, Mersing, Johor
update 202204
– in this time of the year, most of them changing to breeding plumage and ready to go home
– 每年的这个时候，他们换了繁殖羽准备回家了。
update 202103
– big group of them feeding before tide coming in and before heading home
– 第一次见到这么多只（大概10+）。努力的吃，安全回家。
update 202102
update 202011
update 202010
– medium size of wader
– a beautiful wader even non-breeding plumage
update 202104
– it is time to go home, so most of them getting ready for summer plumage which makes this bird really stand out among other shorebirds
– 马来西亚最美的水鸟之一。它准备回家了，繁殖羽也开始了。
update 202011
– always confused with Red-necked Stint, both having a very similar look, blackleg, cross-environment.
– thinner bill, longer leg compare to Red-necked Stint (thanks Dave Bakewell for confirming the ID and his knowledge sharing, please check his Youtube channel
update 202105
– there are not many leftovers here but this beautiful plumage bird still around and much easier to spot.
– 候鸟都大部分都回家了。可是这只稀有的候鸟+繁殖羽却还留在这。
update 202103
– another visit and lucky to have this full ripe bird come close
– 又到这海边。幸运的遇上这繁殖羽的稀有鸟。
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– another bird found on the same beach
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– lucky to have this rare migrant and difficult to id stint come close with breeding plumage (again thanks to Dave Bakewell for help) – can see the wing covers with good orange, long leg, small head (still trying to see many pictures to see the head size and shape)
***if you interested to learn more about the difference between Little Stint and Red-necked stint. Dave Bakewell makes good share on both his blog and youtube
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Youtube – Red-necked and Little Stints – juvenile plumage
Youtube – Little Stints in Penang, October 2019
Youtube – Little Stints in a flock of Red-necked Stints
– 非常幸運的在這稀有的小濱鷸 離開之前，拍到他的繁殖羽。
update 202012
– medium size, yellow leg, gray shorebird
– this bird breed in northeast Siberia
– found near Mangrove
– 中級水鳥。灰。黃腳。
– 在西伯利亞繁殖。到這過冬。
– 蠻稀有的過冬鳥。
update 202101
18. Far Eastern Curlew, 大杓鹬, 大杓鷸, Numenius madagascariensis, ホウロクシギ, KENDI BESAR TIMUR
– big wader just like Eurasian Curlew which is very common in Peninsular Malaysia
– light brown (not white) rump and heavily marked underwings, unlike the unmarked white underwings of Eurasian
– 与马来西亚较普通的白腰杓鹬很像。可是全体颜色较暗棕。臀部不是白色的。
update 202201
– another lucky morning at Selangor mudflat
– 马来西亚中部较稀有的水鸟。幸运的一个早上
update 202112
– a special tour to North for one of the vagrant that visit Malaysia (Black-faced Spoonbill). After got our target, and spend some time for the beautiful mudflat and one of the star found is this long-billed, overall dark curlew.
– 为了一只迷鸟（黑脸琵鹭), 到马来西亚半岛北部（～400公里从吉隆坡）。很快的每个人都看到拍到后。我们也不忘了其他较容易的水鸟。就如这只大杓鹬,嘴较长，较暗。
update 202109
– our’s long lockdown (MCO3.0) finally been slight loosen. Just in time for new migration season from North.
– my first visit for the mudflat and good to see so many of them back here and happy.
– 马来西亚的封城终于让我们出去看看鸟。真巧，另一季候鸟期（北部）又到了。第一天的在泥滩看到几千只的候鸟，心情都好点了。
-幸运的遇上这较稀有的鸟。
update 202105
– waiting for long as both bird roost with head down. After a long wait finally got both show their bill for comparison.
– the Far Eastern Curlew is rare here compare to Eurasian
– Far Eastern overall look darker (rufous) both upper rump and underpart tail don’t have “white”. When flying the underpart wing will show more pattern instead of mostly white for Eurasian.
– 大杓鹬在马来西亚-西马较稀有。这个季节就找到这么一只（白腰杓鹬可能有几千只）
– 总体，大杓鹬较暗（棕色）。腰部+尾底部都没白。翅膀也一样。大杓鹬，带有纹斑。
update 202104
– lucky to have a single bird mix up with Eurasian Curlew which easy to tell the overall look darker rufous and without white rump
19. Red-necked Stint, 红颈滨鹬, 紅胸濱鷸,Calidris ruficollis, トウネン, KEDIDI-KERDIL LEHER MERAH
– a small wader with blackleg, overall very similar to Little stint especially at non-breeding plumage (please refer to Little stint above for good sharing by Dave Bakewell)
– 与非繁殖羽小滨鹬不容易分辨。黑脚。与小滨鹬分别：头较大。脚较短。嘴较细尖。
update 202105
– breeding plumage
update 202104
– breeding plumage is easier which the head-neck is ‘orange-rufous”
– 繁殖羽较容易分别。颈部带橙。
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20. Red Knot, 红腹滨鹬, 紅腹濱鷸, Calidris canutus, コオバシギ, KEDIDI-DIAN KECIL
update 202105
– medium size, here sometimes can confuse with Great Knot which is bigger, longer bill. Breeding Plumage lack of orange
– 中型涉禽，體長23-25厘米，嘴較短而直、黑色，腳亦甚短、綠色。體較粗胖。夏季上體灰褐色具黑色中央紋，背具棕栗色和白色斑紋和羽緣，頭側和整個下體栗紅色。冬季棕紅色消失，上體灰色，頭具細窄的黑色縱紋，背具細的黑色羽乾紋和白色羽緣。下體白色，頰至胸具灰褐色縱紋。
紅腹濱鷸常單獨或成小群活動，性膽小，見人很遠即飛，主要以小型無脊椎動物為食，也吃部分植物嫩芽和種子與果實。
紅腹濱鷸繁殖於環北極地區，屬長距離遷徙鳥類，中國黃渤海地區是其在東亞——澳大利西亞遷徙路線上重要的停歇地。
update 202105
– one of the lucky days while looking at a group of ~50 Great Knot. all of sudden, a reddish similar knot found and it is the shorter bill, smaller in size. Summer plumage shows their differences too.
– 4 月的幸運天。忽然發現這繁殖羽的稀有候鳥（吉隆坡）
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– when 2 stand together is easier to tell the Red Knot is smaller in size, shorter bill. But when both on breeding plumage then it is much easier.
– very lucky day to have both breeding plumage stand together.
– 非繁殖羽時較難分辨的鳥種。可是當它們站一起。 紅腹濱鷸較小，嘴小。可是繁殖羽時多麽容易。
– 幸運的遇上它們站一起。
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21. Whimbrel, 中杓鹬, 中杓鷸, Numenius phaeopus, チュウシャクシギ, KENDI GAJAH
– medium size with curlew bill. it is a smaller and slightly shorter and slender bill with Curlew
– 中型。嘴黑色、細長而向下彎
update 202105
22. Ruff, 流苏鹬, 流蘇鷸, Calidris pugnax, エリマキシギ, Kedidi Ropol
– a big wader, non-breeding plumage but wish to see breeding plumage one day
– 非繁殖羽。非常希望有一天可以見到繁殖羽。
update 202105
– a rare migrant for Peninsular Malaysia
– small wader, overall paler, greenish-yellow legs
– 马来西亚较稀有的候鸟。
– a very small curlew
– a rare migrant, found near paddyfield, open grassland
分布：繁殖于俄罗斯的东、西伯利亚和蒙古国，越冬在印度尼西亚至澳大利亚一带。在我国是旅鸟，途经内蒙古、黑龙江以及南部的福建、台湾、广东等各省区。小杓鹬全长约30厘米，属于小型涉禽。
嘴长而向下弯曲，呈肉红色，仅端部为褐色。头上具有明显的冠纹，中央的冠纹为皮黄色，两侧的冠纹为黑色。穿眼而过的是一条黑褐色的贯眼纹，眼睛的上方还有一条白色的眉纹。上体是黑褐色，并有皮黄色的羽缘，形成明显的斑驳状，胸部和前颈呈皮黄色，也夹杂着细的黑褐色条纹，腹部白色，两胁都具有黑褐色的横斑。由于数量稀少，被我国列为国家二级保护动物。
小杓鹬通常栖息在沼泽、水田、草地及海岸地带。它们平时大多单独或小群活动，但迁徙和越冬时也同其他鹬类集成较大的群体。在海边，每当潮水退后，它们就到被潮水淹没过的滩涂上觅食，涉水于浅滩淤泥中，啄食昆虫、小鱼、小虾和软体动物等，有时也吃些藻类、草籽和其他植物种子。
update 202112
– a rare migrant for Peninsular Malaysia
– 马来西亚稀有候鸟。
25. Asian Dowitcher, 半蹼鹬, 半蹼鷸, Limnodromus semipalmatus, シベリアオオハシシギ, KEDIDI-TETIRUK ASIA
– a medium size wader
Very uncommon large, long-billed shorebird, nearly the size of a godwit, found in coastal mudflats and open marshes. Breeding adult extensively brick-red below, dark and strongly marked with brick-red tones above. Nonbreeding adult grayish brown with a duller, browner bill. Juvenile dark above, with broad gold feather edges, pale below, washed with warm buff or gold tones and with neat dark stipples and chevron-shaped marks. Blackish legs distinguish Asian from Long-billed Dowitcher, which has yellowish-green legs. Blackish or brownish bill of adult Asian differs from bicolored bill of godwits; note that bill of juvenile Asian has pale base. (Ebird)
半蹼鹬夏羽头、颈棕红色，贯眼纹黑色，一直延伸到眼先。从前额至头顶有密集的黑色纵纹，在两侧形成一条棕红色眉纹；后颈具黑色纵纹；翕棕红色，羽毛具宽的。黑色中央纵斑。肩羽、内侧次级飞羽和小覆羽具灰色羽缘；下背和腰白色，具黑色中央纹；尾上覆羽具黑白相间横斑；较长的尾上覆羽缀有棕色。尾具黑褐色和白色相间横斑。末端褐色横斑宽而模糊。翅上小覆羽黑褐色；其余覆羽灰褐色，具白色羽缘；飞羽褐色，羽轴白色。外侧5枚初级飞羽内侧具长的白色楔形斑，往内侧两侧皆有；外侧次级飞羽灰褐色，具宽的白色羽缘；下体棕红色，两胁前部微具黑色横斑；腋羽和翅下覆羽白色，具少许黑褐色横斑。
update 202112
– a not so common shorebird for Peninsular Malaysia (except North)
– medium size like godwit size
– 马来西亚除了北部，其他地方不很普篇的候鸟。
26. Common Snipe, 扇尾沙锥, 田鷸, Gallinago gallinago, タシギ, BERKIK KIPAS ERASIA
– very common overall brown, long billed found near mud, grassland.
– look confuse with either Pin-tailed Snipe, Swinhoe’s Snipe at Peninsular Malaysia
Thanks Dave Bakewell (Malaysia) & Ayuwat (Thailand) for some sharing
– 头顶黑褐色，后颈棕红褐色，具黑色羽干纹。头顶中央有一棕红色或淡皮黄色中央冠纹自额基至后枕。两侧各有一条白色或淡黄白色眉纹自嘴基至眼后。眼先淡黄白色或白色，有一黑褐色纵纹从嘴基到眼，并延伸至眼后。在嘴基此眼纹的宽度明显较白色眉纹宽。两颊具不甚明显的黑褐色纵纹。背、肩、三级飞羽绒黑色，具红栗色和淡棕红色斑纹及羽缘。其中肩羽外侧具较宽的棕红色或淡棕红自色羽缘，因而在背部形成四道宽阔的纵带。大覆羽、初级覆羽、初级飞羽和次级飞羽黑褐色。第一枚初级飞羽羽轴白色。初级覆羽、大覆羽和次级飞羽具较宽的白色羽端，在翅上形成相互平行的白色翅带和翅后缘。尾上覆羽基部灰黑色，端部淡棕红色，具灰黑色横斑。尾羽12-18枚，通常为14枚，黑色，具宽阔的栗红色亚端斑和窄的白色端斑，其间有一窄的黑褐色横纹将栗红色近端斑和白色端斑分隔开。外侧尾羽不变窄，宽度为7-12毫米。最外侧两枚尾羽外嘲白色，杂以灰色斑，内侧近端淡黄褐色，缀黑褐色斑纹。颏灰白色，前颈和胸棕黄色或皮黄褐色，具黑褐色纵纹；下胸和腹纯白色，两胁也为自色，密被黑褐色横斑。腋羽和翅下覆羽白色，微缀灰黑色斑纹。
– 在马利西亚西马，蛮普通。可是通常与针尾沙锥/大沙锥很像。
update 202201
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51. Spoon-billed Sandpiper, 勺嘴鹬, 琵嘴鷸, Calidris pygmaea, ヘラシギ
Critically endangered, highly distinctive stint with spatulate bill tip that can be difficult to spot at a distance when held in profile. A coastal mudflat specialist, it stays close to wet and muddy areas near or in water, unlike Red-necked Stint, which often feeds in much drier areas. Breeding adults have a rusty head that resembles that of Red-necked, but the head tends to be darker and the rusty color extends farther down the breast. Nonbreeding adults and juveniles lack the rusty head, have prominent fine stripes on the crown, dark ear patch, and are overall paler than Red-necked. Flight call a soft “prreee.” [Ebird]
勺嘴鹬是鸻形目鹬科勺嘴鹬属鸟类， [20]又叫匙嘴滨鹬、匙嘴鹬、琵嘴鹬、篦鹬。 [21]腿短；头圆；喙短而前端呈勺状。眉纹白色；虹膜褐色；喙黑色；脚黑色； [22]上身主要为黑色，有皮黄色至淡赤褐色的羽缘；下体白色。繁殖期成鸟头、颈及胸均为红棕色并带暗褐色纵纹，非繁殖期成鸟淡褐灰色及覆羽具有白色羽缘。
update 202404
– lucky day, while ours trip there… friend told us, everyone is at a mud beach for this bird and may be I can try my luck… so I try my luck in one morning .. and bingo less than 10 minutes wait the bird came really close for very good view, picture and video
– 蛮幸运的台湾行，当我们到新竹区。朋友让我知道，这明星鸟就在我的酒店不远处。所以我就用个早上试试运气。当我到了，很快就见到这鸟可是蛮远。等了10分钟左右。这鸟居然飞来很近。
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update 20231219
– after some official stuff and follow by family trip, spent morning session at the “螃蟹步道“. just 30minutes spent, when I arrived I managed to see it far away which 80-120m… and I managed to captured and quite happy with it .. than continue with other birds that come real close.. not long 2 birds spot by local birders and I rush there and managed to have quite good series picture for this rare bird.. managed to have this star bird get close and with my lucky CANON RF200-800 (now I name it as Lucky 28) …
– it really feed non stop keep moving …
– 其实这次台湾行算事陪家人。谢谢让我早上看看，拍拍鸟。虽然时间短，可是还是蛮幸运。这次到新竹，听到好朋友让我知道 （Long Sheng Yeou) 好几个鸟点，让我有机会拍一些我喜欢的鸭子+这只这么稀有，特别的鸟。虽然早上我只有30+分钟，可是一到达，我就遥远看到+拍到他（大概80-120米）。可是，我也蛮开心了然后就去看看其他鸟。没很久，2只飞来很近。我就很幸运的拍下了一系列照片。
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a slow-moving and colorful bird
1. Red-wattled Lapwing, 肉垂麦鸡, 肉垂麥雞, Vanellus indicus, インドトサカゲリ, CERIWIT DUIT-DUIT
2. Gray-headed Lapwing, 灰头麦鸡, 灰頭麥雞, Vanellus cinereus, ケリ, CERIWIT KEPALA KELABU
1. Red-wattled Lapwing, 肉垂麦鸡, 肉垂麥雞, Vanellus indicus, インドトサカゲリ, CERIWIT DUIT-DUIT
属中型涉禽。体重170-210克，体长321-339毫米。头、颈和上胸黑色，眼前面有一鲜红色肉垂，眼后有一白色宽带，在黑色头上极为醒目。上体橄榄褐色，在黑色后颈和橄榄褐色上体之间，有一白色横带，两端和胸侧白色相连；下胸和腹白色，嘴红色，先端黑色，脚细长，黄色。飞翔时脚伸出尾后，翼上有大的“V”形白斑，翼下除翼尖黑色外，全为白色。虹膜红褐色，嘴红色具黑端。胫、跗蹠和趾鲜黄色，爪黑色。
update 202204
– a good moment with SONY A1, it is another monster of focus for BIF
– a very common medium size bird normally found near grassland, urban garden etc
– 索尼A1 是拍飞鸟的恐怖机之一
– 蛮普通的。栖息地通常在湿地、水塘、水渠，沼泽等，有时也远离水域，如农田、旱草地和高原地区。食蝗虫、蛙类、小型无脊椎动物、植物种子等。
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a quite common winter visitor (North), normally found near paddy field and wet grassland etc
update 202012
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