Stonechat 27/09/2010 19:47
I D please.
Mai Po Sept.23 2010
Is it a Pied Harrier 鵲鷂. Sorry for the bad resolution as the photo was taken in quite a distance. Thanks...
lchunfai 27/09/2010 20:20
This is a black Kite 35515fc0f220445
Stonechat 27/09/2010 20:31
thanks a lot...暉仔
tsheunglai 27/09/2010 20:38
A pied harrier?
Dear Stonechat
Though your photo is a bit blurred, it nevertheless affords identification which I am of the
opinion that it is an Eastern marsh harrier for the following reasons:
Structurally, it is wide-winged and proportionally the tail looks a bit short
for a pied.
It is probably a juvenile male for showing no pale rump and and no sharp underwing primary base
contrast which for a pied should be whitish with black towards tips instead of buffy with black
outer part.
So I takes it to be a Eastern marsh harrier.
S L Tai
tsheunglai 27/09/2010 20:48
correction of judgement
Dear Stonechat
I'm a bit misled by your thinking that it's a harrier.
That tail tells everything. The bill shape and upper wing pattern also point towards it being
a black-eared kite.
I've just realized how new-handed I'm at photographic identification of birds!
S L Tai
Stonechat 28/09/2010 09:51
35515fc0f220445 thanks a lot...tsheunglai...