Gravel ponds Ulaanbaatar, 22 AUG 07 - Konchog Norbu & Mark Brazil

An one-hour visit to the ponds near Chinggis Khaan International Airport was quite fruitful, with a good sprinkling of waders (shorebirds), 17 species logged:

1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Pacific Golden Plover, 6-8 Northern Lapwings, 3-4 Long-toed Stints, 4-6 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, 50+ Curlew Sandpipers, 1 Ruddy Turnstone, 2 Red-necked Phalaropes, 4-6 Ruff, 1 Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 8-10 Wood Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 25 Black-tailed Godwits, Common Snipe, and Pin-tailed Snipe.