Waders continue to be presence in month of April albeit with slightly less numbers.
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Wonder why they called them a 'Xenus' and not a 'Calidris' or a 'Tringa'?
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Yep ! that's what I am expecting to see at this time of the year - waders in breeding colours.
Tibetan Sand Plover
Looks like a Charadrius mongolus (solid black mask without broad white patches)
Tibetan Sand Plover
Most likely a male too.
Another breeding looking wader.
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Looks like it hasn't fully developed into its full breeding plumage or perhaps it's a female.
This is probably the best shot I ever had on this wader in full breeding plumage !
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
We all yearn to see them in this breeding plumage.
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Consuming as much protein and fat before their long journey to their respective breeding grounds.
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
They don't have much underwing patterns as compared to Bar-tailed Godwits.
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Another wader in breeding plumage.
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
This stint is not yet done with its breeding plumage I guess.
Is this a Red-necked Stint or something else?
Note: A local expert confirmed that it was just a RNS after all.
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Not sure whether those are breeding plumage or not ?
Whimbrel
Here's another interesting one.
Common Redshank
I wonder whether it's a Ssp craggi or perhaps a terrignotae?
Terns are also changing into their breeding plumage.
Whiskered Tern
Burung Botak ! as locals called them.
Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus
They have become more common in the Selangor coastline but uncommon elsewhere.
All Egrets are Herons but not all Herons are Egrets !
Grey Heron
A typical sunning pose by this Heron.
This is a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron.
They are so adapted to human presence that you can approach them quite close. Maybe one day I will try to hand feed them.
Another large bird hanging out at our coastal shore. More frequent now in the Selangor coastline.
Painted Stork
Locals called them 'Burung Zoo' cause many of them probably originated from our National Zoo.
THAT'S ALL FOLKS !
THE UP COMING POST WILL BE WADERS DURING THEIR WINTER BREAK.
