wkcheng 20/12/2009 23:04
Please help to ID this bird
2009.12.20
Kam Tin
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kmatthew 20/12/2009 23:06
Look like a Blue Rock Thrush.3551smile445
wkcheng 20/12/2009 23:09
I think so. But I saw it at Kam Tin!
Is it possible?3551a50445
Beetle 20/12/2009 23:18
Blue Rock Thrushes can be present in many habitats.
wkcheng 20/12/2009 23:27
Oh, I see. I should read more.
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Thanks!
ajohn 21/12/2009 09:11
Definitely a Blue Rock Thrush. They can be seen occasionally at some locations in Kam Tin, where man-made structures (buildings or the railway viaduct) take the place of natural cliffs.
tmichael 21/12/2009 14:44
Common around town and village buildings with old fashioned tiled roofs in other parts of Guangdong and Guangxi too - again it seems an ideal man-made substitute for (or addition to) natural rocky habitats.
Mike Turnbull
swing 21/12/2009 16:36
[quote]原帖由 [i]wkcheng[/i] 於 20/12/2009 23:09 發表 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=25903&ptid=10003][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
I think so. But I saw it at Kam Tin!
Is it possible?3551a50445 [/quote]
It is possible ~ I have saw it at the village in Sai Kung
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8 jan2009 sai kung
ajohn 22/12/2009 10:35
Yes, that is also a Blue Rock Thrush.
It seems to have no red below and fairly bright blue colour, which suggests it may be a male [i]pandoo[/i], the less common subspecies in Hong Kong (most are [i]philippensis[/i]). Congratulations
kmike 22/12/2009 12:30
There is another one wintering in Lam Tsuen at Ha Tin Liu Ha - that one is a male [i]philippensis[/i].
I also saw one on the Cultural Centre in TST last winter.
Cheers
Mike
Sze 25/12/2009 00:22
There was at least one record at Wetland Park too!