thomaslegg 24/01/2020 11:24
3 LBJs - Peng Chau 20200121
Would love confirmation on the following 3. Sorry for the quality of the photos but all 3 were found in thick underbrush and/or behind a chainlink fence.
Rufous-tailed Robin - Peng Chau 20200121
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[i]Horornis[/i] Bush Warbler. Is it a Manchurian or Brown-flanked?
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Is this a female Siberian Rubythroat? Was giving me a tut tut call on and off.
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and as a token of gratitude, I'll add a 4th slightly larger brown job taken in between chasing these 3 and a few others through this stretch of hedge.
The birds that help make the daily walk worth it, even when the birding day is quiet and dull.
Chinese Hwamei
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John Holmes 24/01/2020 11:51
Yes, Rufous-tailed Robin (1),
don’t know which Horornis (2), and
Tail seems too long for a Rubythroat ? (3)
Nice Hwamei shot, any shot of Hwamei is a good shot !
thomaslegg 24/01/2020 13:31
Thanks.
Hwamei were my original nemesis bird 2 years ago when I started my near daily walks, but now I rarely take photos of them unless the camera is already lifted, but love watching the Hwamei hop and listening to them. (I'm the odd birder that takes photos of Masked Laughingthrush at Long Valley or Kowloon Walled City Park, because they're such a novelty.)
Chose that particular photo of bird 3 because of the tail. Not as prominent in the following.
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and as a bonus, I'll toss in this photo of 2 Red-whiskered Bulbul also taken in the same stretch at the same time as the previous photos
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