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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_V8T6Rb4tj7OKtR8vB9Zn+A) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT There was an adult male Ruff in moulting breeding plumage at Shorebird Cove in Three Fathom Harbour this afternoon, with the first returning Short-billed Dowitchers (113) and yellowlegs, as well as Willets with downy young and a Spotted Sandpiper. About a quarter of the dowitchers were the hendersoni subspecies. The Ruff had rufous/orange colouring with black markings on the head and upperparts, and a black ruff, breast and flanks, with a white belly and undertail coverts. Legs were pale pinkish-ornage, bill pale orange with black tip. In size, it was larger, longer-legged and chunkier than the nearby dowitchers, which it was chasing. Birders are welcome to walk down the lane to the cove, but I would appreciate your not going beyond the base of the road where it meets the cove, to avoid disturbing nesting and migrating birds. Cheers, Susann Myers --Boundary_(ID_V8T6Rb4tj7OKtR8vB9Zn+A) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17098" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There was an adult male Ruff in moulting breeding plumage at Shorebird Cove in Three Fathom Harbour this afternoon, with the first returning Short-billed Dowitchers (113) and yellowlegs, as well as Willets with downy young and a Spotted Sandpiper. About a quarter of the dowitchers were the <EM>hendersoni</EM> subspecies.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Ruff had rufous/orange colouring with black markings on the head and upperparts, and a black ruff, breast and flanks, with a white belly and undertail coverts. Legs were pale pinkish-ornage, bill pale orange with black tip. In size, it was larger, longer-legged and chunkier than the nearby dowitchers, which it was chasing. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Birders are welcome to walk down the lane to the cove, but I would appreciate your not going beyond the base of the road where it meets the cove, to avoid disturbing nesting and migrating birds. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susann Myers</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_V8T6Rb4tj7OKtR8vB9Zn+A)--
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