Plovers
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Plovers
A1. 12 Jun 2022
FE 200-600/5.6-6.3 G
GM 600/4 10 Sept 2022
Manfrotto Series 190
Berlebach Report 8013
GHFG1. 14 Dec 2021
WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024
Kentish Plover
A small plover wiht sandy-brown upperparts and narrow lateral breast patch in non-breeding plumage. Breeding males have rufous-brown cape to nape, white collar, black forecrown and lateral breast patch.
Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
A7R4 APS-C mode, Marina East Drive, 14 Feb 2022
f10 1/1250. @600mm, ISO 800, 190XPROB/GHFG1
Pacific Golden Plover
A medium size, small headed plover. Non-breeding birds are brown with golden-yellow, black and white spangling on upperparts, buffish brow, and pale brown underparts. Some birds arrived in partial breeding plumage, showing a broad white band extending from brow to neck and flanks, separating upperparts from black undersides. In flight, noted plain brown upperparts, dull underwing and narrow pale wing bar.
Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
Male, breeding plumage, Sungei Bedok, 22 April 2021
f8 1/500. @600mm, ISO 800, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
Female, breeding plumage, Sungei Bedok, 22 April 2021
f6.3 1/500. @600mm, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 10 Oct 2024
f5.6 1/1600. ISO 2500, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 10 Oct 2024
f5.6 1/1600. ISO 2500, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve near Main Hide, 23 Sept 2022
f8 1/2500. ISO 1600, GM 600. TC 1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve near Main Hide, 23 Sept 2022
f8 1/2500. ISO 1600, GM 600. TC 1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Hide 1C, 21 Sep 2022
f8 1/2000. GM 600, TC 1.4x, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Hide 1C, 21 Sep 2022
f8 1/2000. GM 600, TC 1.4x, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Hide 1C, 21 Sep 2022
f8 1/2500. GM 600, TC 1.4x, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 6 Sept 2024
f6.3 1/3200. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 6 Sept 2024
f6.3 1/3200. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Heavy Rain, 10 Oct 2024
f5.6 1/2000. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 6 Sept 2024
f5.6 1/3200. ISO 640, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
Malaysian Plover
A small plover with mottled sandy brown upperparts and a complete white collar. Male has black lateral band on breast sides which extends round the neck. Also note white forehead with black patch at mid-crown anbd black spot behind ear coverts. Legs and feet are often tinged yellowish or pinkish. Female lacks the black markings and appearing generally drabber.
Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
Male in front, A7R4 APS-C mode, Marina East Drive, 14 Feb 2022
f10 1/1600. @600mm, ISO 400, 190XPROB/GHFG1
Female in front, A7R4 APS-C mode, Marina East Drive, 14 Feb 2022
f10 1/1000. @600mm, ISO 400, 190XPROB/GHFG1
Tibetan Sand Plover (Lesser Sand Plover)
A small plover with uniform sandy greyish-brown upperparts, mostly white underparts, white forehead and brow in non-breeding plumage. Dark grey to greenish-grey legs, with tibia obviously shorter than tarsus, appearing stockier than Greater Sand Plover. Bill short, black and blunt, and the bulge on the upper mandible occurs on the final third of the bill. In flight, toes project only slightly beyond tail tip. Birds in breeding plumage show distinctive balck mask and orange sides of neck and breast band.
Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
A6400, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 29 Aug 2021
f8 1/500. @600mm, ISO 800, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
S Buloh Wetland Reserve Hide 1D, 6 Sept 2022
f11 1/1250. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 800, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
Among the Pacific Golden Plovers
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Hide 1C, 21 Sept 2022
f8 1/2000. GM 600, TC 1.4x, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1