Nordmann's Greenshank
Jurong River

26 Oct 1963 to 01 Apr 1964 (imprecise)

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General details

Species	Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer
Record ID	271
Date range	26 Oct 1963 to 01 Apr 1964 (imprecise)
Location	Jurong River
Count	5 individuals
Date added	25 Oct 2021

This is one of 4 accepted records of Nordmann's Greenshank in our database.

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Record accepted.

Committee's view

Background
From Medway & Wells (1964), 2 on 26/10/63 and up to 5 birds seen subsequently. Medway & Nisbet (1965) mentions small numbers were recorded at both ends of the year 1964. Wang & Hails (2007) states in 1964, four in Jan, one in Feb, three in Mar, four in Apr, four in Aug, two in Sep, one in Oct through Dec. Lim (2009) mentions that birds were seen up to January 1964, but not mentioned in the primary document Medway & Wells (1964). Date of last seen date is imprecise.

Background

From Medway & Wells (1964), 2 on 26/10/63 and up to 5 birds seen subsequently. Medway & Nisbet (1965) mentions small numbers were recorded at both ends of the year 1964. Wang & Hails (2007) states in 1964, four in Jan, one in Feb, three in Mar, four in Apr, four in Aug, two in Sep, one in Oct through Dec. Lim (2009) mentions that birds were seen up to January 1964, but not mentioned in the primary document Medway & Wells (1964). Date of last seen date is imprecise.

Verdict	Accepted / Wild (Unverifiable)

References (see all)

References	Medway & Wells, 1964
Wang & Hails (2007)	Record is present in source
Lim (2009)	Record is present in source

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