ckwokwing

7 March 2012

Yellow browed Warbler
Russet Bush Warbler
Asian Stubtail Warbler
Barn Swallow
Pacific Swift
Grey Wagtail
Eurasian Hobby x 8 in flight
Common Buzzard
Grey backed Thrush
Reef Egret

wgeoff

This would be an unprecedented record for Eurasian Hobby, both in numbers and date.
Can you clarify please?

ckwokwing

At Sha Lo Wan, watch some birds flying around in the cloudy sky high over the airport, disappeared then. But minutes later suddenly saw them flying low and high (swift like flying) around the empty field in the village for some 15 minutes, then I left. Some black kite and buzzard also around. Swift and swallow mixed and apparently those eight birds are bigger and had wings longer and in special shape when flying.

wgeoff

Thanks.

I don't really know what those birds were but I don't think they were Eurasian Hobbies - maybe Pacific Swifts?

ajohn

From this description (and time of year), Oriental Pratincole sounds like a possibility.

ckwokwing

30 March 2012

Black faced Bunting
White throat Kingfisher
Japanese Sparrowhawk (hovering at Tung Chung)
Yellow browed Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Siberian blue Robin (male in dark blue head and back moulting from pale blue seen last week in San Tau)
Blue rock Thrush
Emerald Dove
Grey back Thrush

ckwokwing

21 April 2012

Peregrine Falcon
Crested Goshawk x 3
Crested Serpent Eagle x 3
Grey Streaked Flycatcher (4 at Sha Lo Wan)
Black Drongo
Emerald Dove
Chinese Goshawk (Sham Wat)

ckwokwing

5 May 2012

At Tai O,
Indian Cuckoo
Yellow Wagtail (40 or more at the grassland)
Dollarbird
Chinese Francolin
Grey tailed Tattler