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DECEMBER 27, 2015

I had only just written about the observation of a Little Tern flagged in Taiwan last week when another flagged bird from overseas placed itself in our path! The Little Tern was also blue and white flags, but it was a white flag above a blue flag on the left tarsus and that indicates it has been flagged in Taiwan.

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I also have a Grey-tailed Tattler that visits us and was marked with a plain white and an engraved blue flag “35″ in Taiwan in August 2012. The information was sent off to Japan to enable them to let me know exactly when this little shorebird got its metal band and blue flags.

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APRIL 3, 2016

In fact we are still observing our Grey-tailed Tattler that was flagged in Taiwan on 4th August 2012 and returns to Broome each year in the non-breeding season! It will no doubt soon head north and we will watch out for its return later in the year.

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The shorebirds need to consume as much as they can before they set off north with their next stop likely to be several days later in Taiwan or China. The Terek Sandpiper flagged in Japan was also present on the rocks! They feed ferociously and running as they get caught out by the occasional wave.

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JANUARY 24, 2016

You may remember my recent posts where we discovered a Little Tern that had been flagged in Taiwan on Cable Beach. It was only a week later that we discovered our first Terek Sandpiper that had been flagged at Torinumi in Japan. The shorebirds accept their presence and appear to have an acceptance that they are doing some good!

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They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. They are often present on Laysan Island and Kure Atoll as well; a female-female pair on Kure Atoll have yet to involve a male in nesting activities.

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DECEMBER 20, 2015

This indicated that the Little Tern had been captured in Taiwan. Little Tern “M1” from Taiwan with Greater Sand Plovers. We have also observed shorebirds marked in Japan, including a Red-necked Stint marked in Japan last year. Little Tern “M1” from Taiwan with Greater Sand Plovers.

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