Sandpiper

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A1 12 Jun 2022
A1ii. 20 Dec 2024

 

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

 

 

 

 

Common Sandpiper
A small, brownish sandpiper with a straight back bill and short greenish-yellow legs. Underparts white with prominent white patch between wing and breast. Also has distinctive white eye-ring and broad white brow. In flight, uniform brown upperparts contrast with long whte wing bars. Flies with stiff wing-beats, alternating with short glides on down-turned wings. Has an unusual habit of bobbing its tail.
Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
Eagle Point,Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 25 Jan 2024
f6.3 1/500. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 26 Nov 2024
f8 1/1600. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
 
 Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 20 Nov 2024
f5.6 1/1250. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
A6400, Kranji Dam, 25 Oct 2020
f8 1/1000. @600mm, ISO 400, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
 
Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 18 Nov 2024
f7.1 1/3200. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II 
 
 Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 18 Nov 2024
f7.1 1/3200. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II 
 
A6400, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 28 Dec 2019
f6.3 1/1000. @600mm, ISO 2000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
 
Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 21 Jan 2025
f5.6 1/3200. ISO 2000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190XPROB/WH-200II
 
Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 21 Jan 2025
f5.6 1/3200. ISO 2000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190XPROB/WH-200II
 
Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 26 Nov 2024
f8 1/3200. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
Woodlands Waterfront, 22 Nov 2023
f8 1/3200.  ISO 2500, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 19 Nov 2024
f5.6 1/2500. ISO 3200, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
Woodlands Waterfront, 13 Nov 2022
f5.6 1/2500. ISO 2500, GM600. TC 1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
  
 Woodlands Waterfront, 13 Sept 2024
f8 1/3200. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, 190BWH-200II
 
Old Main Bridge, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 5 Apr 2024
f8 1/2500. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 15 Jan 2024
f8 1/3200. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1 
 
 
 Eagle Point, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 19 Nov 2024
f5.6 1/2500. ISO 3200, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Redshank
A medium size sandpiper with prominent red legs and feet. Lightly mottled grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts with fine dark breast streaks. In flight shows distinctive white secondaries, a feature absent in the rare Spotted Redshank.
Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
A7R2, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 1 Sept 2019
f8 1/1000. @600mm, ISO 800, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
  
Old Main Bridge, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 6 Sept 2024
f5.6 1/3200. ISO 1600, GM600 T1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
  
Near Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 17 Sept 2024
f7.1 1/3200. ISO 1000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
Hide 1D, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 6 Sept 2022
f11 1/2000. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 2000, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Hide 1D, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 6 Sept 2022
f11 1/1600. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 2000, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Hide 1C, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 15 Sept 2023
f5.6 1/1600. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Hide 1D, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 21 Sep 2022
f8 1/2500. GM600, TC 1.4x, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 15 Sept 2023
f8 1/2500. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 25 Aug 2022
f10 1/1600. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 23 Sept 2022
f8 1/2500. ISO 1250, GM 600. TC 1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
near Platform 1, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 6 Apr 2023
f8 1/3200. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 15 Sept 2023
f5.6 1/3200. ISO 1000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
Old Main Bridge, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 21 Aug 2024
f6.3 1/3200. ISO 2000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
 Old Main Bridge, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 21 Aug 2024
f6.3 1/3200. ISO 2000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Greenshank
Similar to Marsh Sandpiper but much larger and stockier. Bill greenish grey, slightly upturned with dark tip. Legs long and greenish yellow. Upperparts mostly greuish, crown, ear-covers, hindback, mantle and side of breast heavily streaked, unlike Marsh Sandpiper. In flight, note prominent white rump and back.
Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 13 Sept 2023
f7.1 1/1600. ISO 800, GM600 TC 1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
A7R4 APS-C mode, Woodlands Waterfront, 2 Dec 2021
f8 1/1250. @600mm, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
 
A7R4 APS-C mode, Woodlands Waterfront, 2 Dec 2021
f8 1/1250. @600mm, ISO 1000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
 
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 19 Sep 2022
f8 1/800. GM600, TC 1.4x, ISO 640, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
 
 
 
Wood Sandpiper
A medium size, slender looking sandpiper with distinctive heavily spotted greyish-brown upperparts.Long broad whitish brow, straight greyish bill and yellow legs. In flight, uniformly brown upperparts contrast with white rump, also several narrow bars on tail. Underwings pale, unlike the more rare Green Sandpiper which ahs almost black underwings.
Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
Hide 1C, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 21 Sep 2022
f8 1/500 GM600, TC 1.4x, ISO 320, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
 
 
 
 
Terek Sandpiper
A stocky-looking sandpiper with long, upturned blackish bill with pale pinkish base abd short orange-yellow legs. Upper parts plain brownish grey, underparts white with faint streaking on neck and breast. In flight, upper parts are uniform brownish grey with distinctive broad white trailing edge to secondaries.
Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 13 Sept 2023
f6.3 1/1600. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
 
 
 
 
 
Eurasian Curlew
One of the largest shorebirds. Resembles Whimbrel but is much larger and has a longer bill. Female is larger and has longer bill than male. In flight, shows white back and rump contrasting with dark brown upperparts, and largely white underwing coverts, unlike the densely barred underwing coverts of the much rarer Far Eastern Curlew.
Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
A7R2, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 9 Sept 2017
f16 1/500. @400mm, FE 100-400/4.5-5.6 GM, TC 2x, ISO 4000
Berlebach Report 8013/erde-3065
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bar-tailed Godwit
Like non-breeding Black-tailed Godwit but more streaked and buffer above and below. Slightly upturned bill, slightly shorter legged. In flight lacks upperwing-bar, has white base to uppertail-coverts, white tail wiht clse dark barring. Underwing whitish.
Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
Hide next to Main Bridge, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 10 Oct 2024
f6.3 1/1250. ISO 1000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
 
 Main Hide, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 10 Oct 2024
f6.3 1/1250. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II