Beetle 12/12/2007 17:41
Brown Bush Warbler? 棕褐短翅鶯?
[img]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u252/glurice/bushwarbler_20071212.jpg[/img]
The photo may not be enough for identification, But my observation+ observation from another friend confirmed the species as we both do not see a eye-brow.
Diasppeared in dense shrubs, probably there were two birds of the same species.
12 Dec 2007 14:16
Photo taken on the way between Lung Fu Shan Country Park and Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
hgeorge 12/12/2007 19:57
for me, especially the tail, look like a Japanese BW rather than Brown BW
Beetle 12/12/2007 21:51
[quote:6fd49fcae5="hgeorge"]for me, especially the tail, look like a Japanese BW rather than Brown BW[/quote]
i agree that the tail is not rounded/ too long, so we are not very sure.
but we both see it doesn't had a eye brow... confusing.
gary 13/12/2007 00:02
A photo taken in Nanning for your reference.
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2170
In HK, as I heard, this species give a "chack-chack" call. Sound similar to Dusky Warbler, but harder and not difficult to detect the difference.
Looking at this photo, color tune at the cap and the mantle are no different, not like Japanese Bush Warbler which give a cap effect for its darker brownish head. I always think the population of Brown Bush Warbler are underestimated in Hong Kong, due to its secretive behavoir. It's not surprising to find Brown Bush Warbler, if it is, in Pokfulam.
Gary
Beetle 13/12/2007 13:38
thanks gary.
sadly we didn't heard it(them) calling.
cgeoff 14/12/2007 11:41
I can see a fairly obvious supercilium on this bird.
It looks like Japanese Bush Warbler to me.
Geoff