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Juvenile Blyth’s Pipit or Paddyfield Pipit?

on 20th December 2017

PipitBl-jv [AmarSingh]

“Many of us observed a Blyth’s Pipit (Anthus godlewskii) at this site in last year (rare migrant). I saw the bird on 2nd January 2017 and so was on the lookout again.

PipitBl-jv [AmarSingh]

“I spotted this odd juvenile/immature bird among the Paddyfield Pipits. There is some gape still present and the bird is in moult but it was feeding independently. There were other juvenile Paddyfield Pipits (Anthus rufulus malayensis) around but I had no doubt about their ID. What caught my eye was the pattern of the median coverts. See this excellent write up by David Bakewell

PipitBl-jv [AmarSingh]

“The pattern of the median coverts on this bird suggests a diamond shape with whitish edges. The bill looks appropriate and the crown adequately streaked but the lores are not pale enough. I am very cautious as the bird is still young and it could just be moulting changes and I’d expect an adult to migrate earlier.
“Appreciate any opinions.”

PipitBl-jv [AmarSingh]

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malauysia
4th September 2017

Location: Malim Nawar, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Ex-mining pools, fish farming, wetlands

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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