kmatthew

22/9/2009
Dollarbird x7 (Highest count of Dollarbirds at Wonderland Villas ever!!)

Hwamei
Black-throated Laughingthrush
Chestnut Bulbul

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HKBWS Vicky

I'm sorry I have to split the latest reply into a new post since the post is too long.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
HKBWS

thinfor

今年九月香港的觀鳥地區真係好多'錢'

kmatthew

No problem officer, thanks for splitting it!! I was actually thinking the same!!

pitarhk

Quote:

Original posted by thinfor at 23/09/2009 12:15
今年九月香港的觀鳥地區真係好多'錢'

由於太多...開始貶值

kmatthew

24/9/09
the Dollarbirds are still there, only 3 today though.

kmike

Keep watching.

In 2007 I had 55 bird days of Dollarbirds in Ng Tung Chai between 18 Sept and 24 October.

Cheers
Mike

kmatthew

Late report from 21st Oct

Eurasian Hobby x1
Olive-backed Pipits x2
Yellow-browed Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher x2
Silver-eared Mesia heard
Long-tailed Shrike x1

We had our last of Dollarbirds last week, I think we have a total of at least 15 birds this year.

kmatthew

23rd Oct

Had a Collard Scops Owl tonight calling near the round about.

kmatthew

10/11/09
Woke up this morning and got the news of a possible Radde's Warbler on 9th from Tim Woodward, went straight down this morning and searched for the bird. The first 40min we only got a Dusky Warbler, we waited for a little longer and the Radde's came out from the long grass. Shorter tail and olive greenish back with a much softer call. Great way to start a day!! Thanks Tim for his tip off!!

Radde's Warbler x1 (Wonderland Villas tick)
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dusky Warbler x1
Black-throated Laughingthrush x7
Long-tailed Shrike x1

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kmatthew

20/11/2009

A good morning walk, though the target bird was a Small Niltava spotted by Tim Woodward and his wife yesterday which we didn't see after an hour's of search. But we got some other good birds to make up for it!!

Mugimaki FLycatcher x1 male (showed very briefly after 3 years of absent!!)

Radde's Warbler x1 Our second one of Wonderland Villas and second one this season!!
Black-throated Laughingthrush
Yellow-browed Warbler
Thrush species x2 (In very very dense vegetation, but most likely a Japanese)

Hopefully more thrushes will come through soon!!

kmatthew

20/11/2009 Afternoon

Went out again between 12pm - 2:30pm, indeed more had arrived at Wonderland Villas!!

Mugimaki Flycatcher x2 male & female
Rufous-tailed Robin x3
Dusky Warbler x1
Red-flanked Bluetail x1
Pallas's Leaf Warbler x5
Yellow-browed Warbler
Rufous-capped Babbler
Olive-backed Pipit x3

kmatthew

23/11/2009
Another good day at Wonderland Villas, plenty of birds around but most remained very secretive especially those thrushes...Had 2 new WV ticks, which were a Goodson's Leaf Warbler and a Chestnut Bunting.

Olive-backed Pipit x2
Chestnut Bulbul
Rufous-tailed Robin x1
Red-flanked Blue-tail x2 both females
Grey-backed Thrush x1
Thrush sp. x6
Pallas's Leaf Warbler x10
Yellow-browed Warbler 10+
Goodson's Leaf Warbler x1 Wonderland Villas first
Mugimaki Flycatcher x1 female
Chestnut Bunting x3 Wonderland Villas first

kmatthew

Here are 2 photos of the Goodson's Leaf Warbler.

kmatthew

24/11/2009
A late afternoon stroll produced some good birds, highlight were 2 juv. Wild boars right downstairs of my flat!! Here I got a rather poor record shot of one of them!! I also had a possible Woodcock which flew across the stream.


Possible Woodcock x1
Red-flanked Bluetail x5 all females
Thrush sp. 5+ heard
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher x1
Red-billed Leiothrix x2
Silver-eared Mesia heard
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler x1
Black-thraoted Laughingthrush x8
Bunting sp. x1 heard

kmatthew

25/11/2009
Collard Scops Owl heard