Beskrivelse: See more pictures from our trip to Thailand on <a href="http://aarhusbirder.blogspot.dk/2012/12/ban-pak-thale-laem-pak-bia-wat-khao.html" target="_blank">Aarhusbirder</a>.
Staying motionless among stones
and pebble, some Plovers get nearly
invisible.
Also among colourful tropical rocks,
the parallel MALAYSIANS, on one- or two
sticks (legs),
in sharp sunlight, with short shadows,
fit into the harsh shorescape.
Also perfectly fit lines and shades
in the background - a fine composition.
I.e. creating a Whole (Helhed). With
HELGE Sørensen: Context & Story-telling.
['Fugle i Felten' #3, p8-13, DOF 2010]
P.S.
Hardly accidental that the birds
orient the white front twds the sun,
w/ their backs sloping away from it.
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To me a Highly attractive mid-day(!)
'HOT spot' photo.
Great compliments to JENS,
Rgds .............. C.
Er det der, hvor man skal sejles ud til en revle/lille ø for at se dem?
I Sam Roi Yot løber de bare rundt på stranden lige neden for bungalows og restaurant :-)
Hej Jan,
jeps - det er stedet som kræver en lille sejltur ud gennem mangroven, men så er der også pæne chancer for White-faced Plover og Chinese Egret udover Malaysian Plover.
Så kan jeg godt undvære AC og en kold øl en times tid ;-(
Ja for de to andre er det mere forståeligt :-P
Nej, jeg er bare misundelig, da jeg aldrig har været i Laem Pak Bia, jeg var nu glad for de ganske mange nogenlunde samarbejdsvillige og fotogene Malaysian Plover i Sam Roi Yot, men jeg mangler de to andre, så jeg må vel til LPB en dag :-)
LPB er ikke det værste nabolag i Thailand, når de nordligere saltpander 15-20 minutters kørsel nordpå kan byde på Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Nordmann's Greenshank og Asiatic Dovitcher. Så jeg vil da også gerne tilbage til LPB en dag - det er helt sikkert bedre vejr end her.
Den hun præstekrave bør kunne bestemmes til Malaysian Plover ud fra at rygfjerene er gråbrune med brede, lyse rande. I flugten forekom den imidlertid meget lys, og vi antog en overgang af dette var en hun af - den hidtil ubeskrevne - White Faced Plover, der dog skulle have lysere og mere ensartede rygfjer. Det ret brede hvide vingebånd og de brede hvide spidser på armsvingfjerene er nævnt som karakter for White-faced Plover, men jeg har kun fundet referencer til bestemmelsen White-faced Plover/Hvidbrystet Præstekrave.
This female Malaysian Plover shows the - probably - diacnostig greyish-brown mantle feathers with pale edges compared to Kentisk and "White-faced" Plover. However, in flight the bird appeared very pale with broader white wing-bars and conspicious white trailing edge to the secondaries - characters mentioned as pro White-faced Plover towards Kentish Plover. however, in the internet I only managed to find refenerces to ID between White-faced and Kentish Plover. Can anyone out there assist with comments on identification of such pale birds from the - previous "undescribed" White-faced Plover?
Klaus.
Pratade med David Bakewell om din bild och han lämnade följabde kommentar, kanske inte så uttömmande men ändå.
Hilsen Jan.
Hi Jan
This is, as Klaus suggests, a female Malaysian Plover - a superb photo! White-faced can be ruled out by the length of the lateral breast patches - very short on White-faced and typically long on Malaysian, and by the two-toned crown - orange at the front, sandy at rear (White-faced is evenly coloured). Also by the toes extending beyond the tail tip.
As I don't read Dutch, I wasn't sure how to reply to Klaus' request. I'd be happy for you to forward these comments to him.
A forthcoming paper in Birding Asia will deal with the differences between White-faced and Malaysian - this is just a sneak preview!
Thanks for bringing this to my attention,
Dave
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Hej Jan och Hi Dave!
Stort tak for kommentarer. Jeg mintænkte at netop det rustbrune felt på halssiden var for kraftigt til at passe på White-faced Plover.
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