Happy New Year 2015!
I had been in Xuan Thuy with clients in the middle of Dec, 2014. As normal, we saw lots of shorebirds and other winter visitors. Before leaving for Hanoi, we saw a big flock on a rice field, a bit far away and dark at the first spotting, then they flew closer to us - Common Starling. A nice surprise!
Common Starling
Wish you a successful year!
Bui Duc Tien: tienpitta@gmail.com
Tien, please refer to my book at page 350 you will see more details about the status of this species in Vietnam. All of my records and photos of this species also came from Xuan Thuy NP.
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Hung Le