Waders at Teluk Air Tawar, Penang - 24 Oct 2011

I have now realise that the best times to see/photograph waders and waterbirds are in the morning since most photos i have seen are during that hours between 8.00am - 9.45am. Not satisfied with the earlier day's catch, I went to watch the waders again on the following day (24 Oct 2011). The second day did not yield more birds but it certainly offers a more diversified / varieties of waders and waterbirds. Here are some of them including the common ones:

This is a more common Striated/Little Heron. Saw two of them today.

We did not see this Bar-Tailed Godwit on the first day.

A Cattle Egret in flight.

So as this Pond Heron - not sure which type.

A Cattle Egret looking for fishes to eat before roosting.

This is a one legged Curlew Sandpiper.

A Common Greenshank wondering what has happened to its worms.

A lone Whimbrel marching across the mudflat.

A group of Whimbrels.

This is a Common Greenshank - also looks like a marsh sandpiper to an untrained eyes.

Another unidentified Pond Heron.

This looks like a Greater Sand Plover to me.

This looks like another Common Greenshank.

A Common Redshank getting its feet dirty.

This is a Common Greenshank - differentiated from the Marsh Sandpiper by its slightly more upturned bill.

A Brahminy Kite circling around - this is the only raptor we saw for the entire two days.

A handsome Collared Kingfisher.

Not sure why there is a black spot on the wings of this Common Greenshank.

(Note: just found out that the black spot on this bird means its an adult breeding bird)

This looks like a Red-Necked Stint.

A Lesser Sand Plover been watched by another of its friend.

This is a Greater Sand Plover according to Dave Bakewell.

So as this bird, i guess.

We saw lots of sand plovers and redshanks today.