Flying Terns and Fighting Crabs - Part 2

Continuing from the first part......the waders such as Bar Tailed Godwits were noticeably missing so were the Sand Plovers and Common Redshanks.

Brown Shrike

White-Winged Tern

White winged terns continued their presence through out the morning.

 Marsh Sandpipers made up the most waders counted this time.

Here's a group of them swimming like ducks with a lone common redshank.

Another group of Marsh Sandpipers which prefer not to swim.

Common Redshank

This is the one of the only 2 redshanks spotted today.

Another Marsh Sandpiper

 

A Great Egret alright

Whimbrel

Collared Kingfisher

Terek Sandpiper

Looks like it still has a bit of its summer plumage. Just like the Wimbrels, it was seen chasing after small crabs to eat.

A Crested Little Heron?

Unidentified Pond Heron
(Note: an expert says this could be an Indian Pond Heron)



David versus Goliath.

These fighting crabs provided some entertainment in the absence of the waders.

I believe this is a Common Fence Lizard



Here is a summary of some of the birds seen:
Date: 11 December 2012
Time: 7.15am - 11.00am

Eurasian Curlews (Numenius arquata)  =  10
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) = 15
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) = 6 (with two hatchlings)
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) = 5
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) = 30
Common Redshank (Tringa Totanus) = 2
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) = 25
White-Winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) = 15
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) = 5
Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) = 3
Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius momgolus) = 2
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)  = 2
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) = 1
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) = 5
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) = 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) = 1
Blue-Tailed Bee Eater (Merops philippinus) = 5
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) = 1
Paddy-Field Pipit (Anthus rufulus) = 1
Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) = 1 (heard call only)
Unidentified Pond Heron = 3

Hope all these info will be of some use to the Asian Waterbird Census which would usually be held in the month of January each year.