kmike

Today on Dong Ping Chau the following birds were seen. This was not reallya briding trip and I'm such many more birds were there for the finding.


Common Sandpiper 1

Cmmon Buzzard 1

Emerald Dove 2
Oriental Turtle Dove 5

Chestnut Bulbul 10

Rufous-tailed Robin 1
Daurian Redstart - 3

Blue Rock Thrush - 2
Pale Thrush - 4
Scaly Thrush  - 1
Grey Backed Thrush - 5
Thrush sp 30+

Yellow-browed Warbler - 5
Pallas Leaf Warbler - 1 h
possible Hume's Leaf Warbler - 1 (brief views only)
Manchurian Bush Warbler - 1

Cheers
Mike K

ajohn

A very good day for thrushes at Dong Ping Chau on Sunday (28th):

Grey-backed Thrush x33
Japanese Thrush x7
Pale Thrush x10
Scaly Thrush x2
Common Blackbird x4
Thrush sp. x50 including 1 probable brown-headed
(Total 106 thrushes!)

Also present:
Daurian Redstart x6 (all female)
Asian Brown Flycatcher x1
Black-naped Monarch x2
Tristram's Bunting x1
Chestnut Bulbul x13
Japanese Bush Warbler x3
Pallas's Leaf Warbler x6
Yellow-browed Warbler x2
Emerald Dove x1 (heard only)
Red-billed Starling x2
Kentish Plover x5

blackdogto

Hello John,

very good finding!

On the same day (28/1) when I was hiking with frioends, I also saw:
Greater Coucal x3
White-breast Kingfisher x1
Collared Crow x3
Blue Rock Thrush philippensis x1
Common Sandpiper x4
Daurian Redstart (F) x5
Many thrushs (but only confirm 1 blackbird, 1 grey-back)

Were we met and talked in the boat!?

ajohn

Yes, it was me you met on the boat. I'm glad you managed to see some thrushes. Although lots were present, I found that they were often very difficult to see well so I had to spend a lot of time waiting for them to appear!