The precarious existence of waders is demonstrated in real-time by their numbers seeming to be down in Hong Kong compared to previous years.
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| Common Redshank - Tringa totanus |
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| Terek Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper and Red-necked Stints |
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| Gull-billed Tern and (mostly) Curlew Sandpipers |
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| Red Knot (Calidris canutus) |
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| Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) |
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| Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) |
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| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
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| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
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| Mongolian Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) |
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| Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) |
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| Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) |
Something never to be taken for granted !