BWA 1/08/2008 00:06
不離不棄 刧後餘生 Roseate Terns Standing by their Chick
7 月 13 日有兩名釣友登上燕鷗島四處遊走和檢拾鳥蛋,
嚇得島上成鳥全部飛起,當兩人停定垂釣時,一隻粉紅燕鷗停在他們身後不遠處,
不願飛走,細看之下鳥的左腳有白色足旗。
Two anglers landed on a tern island on Jul 13. They created a lot of disturbance while walking around and picking up eggs. After they have settled down, a Roseate Tern remained inside a recess at their back. It carried a white flag on its left leg.
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7 月 27 日再探燕鷗島,島上的燕鷗已走個清光,
不過仍有一對粉紅燕鷗成鳥在島上流連,原來他們的寶寶還未完全懂得飛行,
父母要在旁照顧,而其中一隻的左腳亦有白色足旗,
相信是 7 月 13 日見到的同一隻。
The tern island was completely deserted by Jul 27, except for a pair of Roseate Terns who have to look after their newly fledged young. One of the adults also carried a white flag on the left leg. Perhaps it was the same bird seen 2 weeks ago.
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燕鷗爸媽不斷鼓勵小寶寶飛行,在幼鳥頭上盤旋並發出叫聲,
有時又落到牠身旁看守,幼鳥飛行時更伴在身旁。
The parents encouraged the young bird to fly. They circled over the chick and stayed close to it both on land and in the air.
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雖然漁護署已在島上張起兩幅告示,勸人不要干擾雀鳥,
不過相信這三名釣友並不明白何謂干擾,看完告示後便在島上到處找尋垂釣地點。
Although AFCD had put up 2 banners to advise against disturbing birds, these three anglers didn't appear to understand - they walked around the island to look for a place to fish.
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他們在島上四處走動,曾一度跑到幼鳥附近,
嚇得燕鷗爸媽馬上俯衝攻擊。
As they approached close to the chick, the two adults attempted to drive them away by diving at high speed.
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進攻無效,燕鷗爸媽只好向幼鳥呼叫,
帶著牠飛向大海,飛到望遠鏡也看不到的遠方。
小粉紅未熟習飛行技術便要逃命,真擔心牠會氣力不繼而掉進大海。
Failing to stop the angler, the Roseates called to their chick and all three birds fled to the sea.
I was worried that the chick may drown when it ran out of strength.
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幸好 15 分鐘之後一家三口回到燕鷗島,
祝小粉紅快高長大,舉家平安離港!
Fortunately the family returned to the island after 15 minutes.
Hope the chick could grow up and the whole family could return to their homeland safely.
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Sze 1/08/2008 02:30
[color=Blue][b][size=5]希望小燕鷗能平平安安![/size][/b][/color]3551em0654445
kmatthew 1/08/2008 08:41
What a great story, I do hope the baby is OK!!
cchristina 1/08/2008 08:45
Great findings! Thanks BWA. Bless the little Roseate Tern will be fine and have good health!
HKBWS Vicky 1/08/2008 11:07
可憐的粉紅一家... 希望小粉紅快高長大!!
HFCheung 1/08/2008 11:53
This is the only baby of Roseate Tern in HK this year. Congratulation to the breeding success.
HF Cheung