15 July 2019
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Rare Bird Alert
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Ilya Povalyaev, Melissa Hafting, Mike Toochin, Sharon Toochin and Richard Swanston
Rare Bird Alert
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Ilya Povalyaev, Melissa Hafting, Mike Toochin, Sharon Toochin and Richard Swanston
Event
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Tsawwassen
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Beach Grove lagoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada |
The bird flew in on the mudflats at high tide and joined a small flock of Western Sandpipers. This is the second record for the province of BC.
Bird migration
Common Ringed Plover in Delta
Photo: Melissa Hafting
Common Ringed Plover in Delta
Photo: Peter Candido
Diagnostic lack of webbing between toes unlike in SEPL
Photo: Melissa Hafting