subbuteo 20/09/2013 21:08
Tai Po Waterfront Park
After hearing of Richard's success at the waterfront park earlier in the week I went down to see if I could pick up any Daurian Starlings. I was surprised that a significant number of black-necked starlings were already at roost by 5.30pm but did manage to pickup two Daurian Starlings. Ruy Barretto found the first one which flew and was then joined by a second. The tower is an excellent spot to watch from (if a little unstable!). The numbers of birds for the other species below are estimates, the swifts were hard to count and I wasn't watching the egrets consistently as they streamed in.
Tai Po Waterfront Park, HK-
20-Sep-2013 17:15 - 18:15
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: 30C; sunny; Birding from the tower at the waterfront park; starling roost in the banyans nearby.
16 species
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 30+ heading to roost by the HKJC in town.
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 10+
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) 8
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 4
Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) 1
House Swift (Apus nipalensis) 50+
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 4
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) 10+
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 10+
Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) 6
Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) 1
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 4
Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis) 100+
[b]Daurian Starling (Sturnia sturnina) 2[/b]
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
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