Kentish Plover rescued at Đáy river mouth

Hi all,

Last Sunday, I accompanied Mr. Trải and Mr. Trường of Birdlife to a coastal commune at the very south of Nam Dinh province, where we took a boat to Cồn Thông, a sea dune at the mouth of the River Đáy. In the cold and rain, the first creature we met was this poor little guy hung on a blind net which is about 100-meter long.

I was only given a minute to take the above photo before Mr. Truong started to gently remove the bird from the net. He must have been trying very hard to escape. This much of nilon threat was tangled on his left wing.

At last, the handsome guy (or a lady, I don't know) was strembling but safe. He stayed on Truong's hands for only a minute or two, then jump out and ran and flew away.

Ha Hoang

Birdlife staff

PS. Just want to share the list of birds that we saw during the birding trip to Red River Delta. Our team consisted of Mr. Trai, Mr. Truong and me. In Xuan Thuy, we were joined by David - a very helpful volunteer.

In Thai Thuy, Thai Binh (on Jan 12, 2012)

Common Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

Spotted Dove

Spotted Redshank (<10)

Common Redshank

Marsh Sandpiper

Common Greenshank

Green Sandpiper

Pacific Golden Plover (25)

Kentish Plover (20)

Black-headed Gull (150)

Saunders's Gull (17)

Gull-billed Tern (1)

Little Tern

Little Egret

Chinese Pond Heron

Long-tailed Shrike

Black Drongo

In Xuan Thuy National Park (on Jan 13, 2012)

Eurasian Wigeon (500)

Spot-billed Duck (350)

Northern Shoveler (250)

Northern Pintail (150)

Garganey (300)

Common Teal (250)

Common Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher

Greater Coucal

Spotted Dove

Common Moorhen

Black-tailed Godwit (50)

Eurasian Curlew (15)

Eastern Curlew (13)

Common Redshank (5)

Marsh Sandpiper (25)

Common Greenshank (45)

Common Sandpiper

Grey-tailed Tattler (15)

Great Knot (<20)

Sanderling (130)

Dunlin (650)

Grey Plover (250)

Kentish Plover (850)

Herring Gull (22)

Black-headed Gull (450)

Black-shouldered Kite (1)

Eurasian Marsh Harrier (1)

Peregrine Falcon (1)

Little Egret

Grey Heron

Great Egret

Cattle Egret

Chinese Pond Heron

Black-faced Spoonbill (35)

Long-tailed Shrike

Black Drongo

In Nghia Hung, Nam Dinh (on Jan 14, 2012)

Common Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

Bar-tailed Godwit (5 birds)

Eastern Curlew (5)

Common Redshank

Red-necked Stint (200)

Dunlin (150)

Spoon-billed Sandpiper (1)

Grey Plover (55)

Kentish Plover (300)

Herring Gull (15)

Black-headed Gull (150)

Saunders's Gull (5)

Little Egret

Long-tailed Shrike

Black Drongo