Monday 14th January, the unmistakable call of a Savanna Nightjar started to resound from the roof of the University of Phnom Penh. It was dusk but I could see a male (white wing patch and tail corner) perched on a pole and uttering its call, sometimes answered by another bird in the backgarden trees.
There used to be a regular family roosting at the National Library, and hunting in central PP since the 1990's at least. So I wonder if this is another pair/group, ot if they have relocated to the outskirts...
Fredbaksey
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Confus(c)ion Spot-billed Ducks
Originally posted as "Chinese Spot-billed Ducks in Boeung Prek Lapouv"
Darn! These ducks can be difficult to determine!
Having gone to the Boeung Prek Lapouv wetland in Takeo province for a combined Black-faced Spoonbill and Asian Waterfowl Census, our group encountered several groups of Spot-billed Ducks. Close views, clear enough photographs (below) and dutiful consultation of the field guide led us to consider that these must be Chinese Spot-billed Ducks, as they lacked a red loral spot and had dark blue secondaries. However, it appears it is the moustachial stripe that distinguishes Chinese from Indian Spot-billed Ducks! Thanks James, for pointing this out. So, hopefully a lesson learnt for not only us, but others as well. The pictures below are Indian Spot-billed Ducks of the race haringtoni. See the closest match on Oriental Bird Images by using the following link http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=183&Bird_Image_ID=5658&Bird_Family_ID=&p=65
Also a group of 12 Long-toed Stints were seen and photographed
Participants: John Kennedy, Vanna, Sitha and Chea (BPL rangers), Robert van Zalinge
Darn! These ducks can be difficult to determine!
Having gone to the Boeung Prek Lapouv wetland in Takeo province for a combined Black-faced Spoonbill and Asian Waterfowl Census, our group encountered several groups of Spot-billed Ducks. Close views, clear enough photographs (below) and dutiful consultation of the field guide led us to consider that these must be Chinese Spot-billed Ducks, as they lacked a red loral spot and had dark blue secondaries. However, it appears it is the moustachial stripe that distinguishes Chinese from Indian Spot-billed Ducks! Thanks James, for pointing this out. So, hopefully a lesson learnt for not only us, but others as well. The pictures below are Indian Spot-billed Ducks of the race haringtoni. See the closest match on Oriental Bird Images by using the following link http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=183&Bird_Image_ID=5658&Bird_Family_ID=&p=65
Also a group of 12 Long-toed Stints were seen and photographed
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