Ronaldo 29/03/2013 21:20
Shek Kong - Spring
Morning at Shek Kong higher catchment (7.30-9.00) then Shek Kong airfield (9.30-10.30)
As I haven't seen an extensive list of common species for this site, I include them here:
Chinese Pond-Heron x
Little Egret x
Crested Goshawk x1
Black Kite x
Spotted Dove x
Emerald Dove x1 (male)
Great Barbet x (two calling)
Large Hawk-Cuckoo 4x
Plaintive Cuckoo 1x
Asian Koel x
Greater Coucal x2
Little Ringed Plover x2
Grey-chinned Minivet x
Long-tailed Shrike x1
Barn Swallow x
Great Tit x
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch x
Red-whiskered Bulbul x
Chinese Bulbul x
Chinese Grosbeak x1 (female)
Yellow-browed Warbler x3
Pallas' Leaf Warbler x1
Japanese/Mandchurian Bush Warbler x1
Yellow-bellied Prinia x1
Common Tailorbird x (including a male in breeding plumage)
Japanese White-eye x
Masked Laughingthrush x
Black-throated Laughingthrush x
Rufous-capped Babbler x
Pygmy Wren Babbler x1
Oriental Magpie-Robin x
Crested Myna x
Black-collared Starling x
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker x
Fork-tailed Sunbird x
Olive-backed Pipit x
Tree Sparrow x
Grey Wagtail x2
White Wagtail x
Scaly-breasted Munia x