HKBWS Vicky

有趣的新聞 An Interesting news!

幼鳥出世 立會添「成員」
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100513/4/hzge.html

2010年5月14日 星期五 05:10
【明報專訊】立法會    喺唇槍舌劍嘅地方，但近日就多咗一幕溫馨場面。原來立法會近日多咗幾個新成員，就係有紅耳鵯喺2樓一盤植物築咗個巢，上個月仲生埋蛋，有3隻紅耳鵯BB出咗世，唔少議員、立法會保安同記者都好留意佢口地動向，民建聯    陳克勤仲幫佢口地影相同拍片 ！

議員感受溫馨場面

由於幾隻小紅耳鵯出生無耐，未至有毛有翼曉飛，所以紅耳鵯爸爸媽媽每日都出去搵食，餵落去小紅耳鵯個口度。而雀爸爸更會成日企喺高位，保護住班小紅耳鵯，以防佢口地受到攻擊，認真溫馨。民建聯劉江華    噚日仲駐足睇住佢口地嘅一舉一動，佢話城市人平時少見到呢口的場面，覺得好有趣喎！

據立法會保安所講，3隻小紅耳鵯，已經有一隻死咗，家得2隻，但佢口地都算好強壯，有保安就笑住話，佢口地可以話係立法會命脈，希望呢一家四口都可以繼續健康咁成長啦！

根據康文署資料，紅耳鵯係本港常見野生雀鳥，成鳥體長約20厘米，有黑色冠羽及紅色頰斑，臀部橙紅色，幼鳥沒有紅色頰斑。常見於郊外林區、市區公園及樹木生長的地方，喜歡一小群在林木中穿插，以果實和昆蟲為食物。

Short summary of the news:
A pair of Crested Bulbul has built a nest in the Legislative Council Building and 3 chicks have hatched. Council members and the security guard are amazed by this little family and keep observing the birds' behaviour.

nfelix

立會雀仔再添丁 生3雀蛋 或已三代同堂
http://news.mingpao.com/20110418/gzb1.htm

舊事又在今天新聞中重提。當大力提倡良好的拍鳥操守時，與其只當作又一宗有趣的花邊，我想可否變成一次教導大眾的機會，尤其是有關拍攝鳥巢和幼鳥方面。相反令人擔憂是立法局內的喜悅，蓋過了所需的保護和保育，而事件則可能成為不當行為的合理化例子。

The relevant news is recalled on a newspaper today.  While good practices on taking bird photos are advocated, instead of treating the news just as another something interesting, I wonder if it can be an opportunity to educate the public especially on taking photos of active nest sites and the juvenile. Or I worry that the amazement from the Council will be more prominent than the conservation and protection required while the incident may become an example to justify an inappropriate act.

Sze

Felix! Strongly agree with you!

nfelix

http://www.hkwildlife.net/viewth ... tra=page%3D1#%23%23

謝謝阿思的支持。已草擬信件致相關立法局議員就有關報導作出回應，期望事件得到更正面的處理。

Thanks Sze for her support.  A letter in Chinese to the involved LC member requesting the response to the news is drafted with a hope of more positive follow up.

HKBWS Chuan

本會亦已去信立法會秘書處, 但尚未收到任何回覆 (秘書處確認已收到信件並表示會轉交負責同事)
The HKBWS has also sent a letter of concern to the Legislative Council Secretariat but we have not yet received any reply (except a short note saying that the letter is received and will be passed to responsible colleauges).

HKBWS Chuan

Reply from LegCo Public Information Division:

"you may wish to note that the area where the bird's nest is situated used to be a restricted area.  Apart from reminding our staff and contractors of the relevant legislation on the protection of birds' nests and their eggs, we have taken additional measures to cordon off the concerned area, and post a notice to advise the public and staff that the bird's nest should not be disturbed."

立法會秘書處公共資訊部的回覆 (中譯):

"該巢的位置為禁區, 除了提醒我們的工作人員和承辦商關於保護雀鳥巢及蛋的法例以外, 我們亦已採取措施封鎖了該位置, 以及張貼告示提醒市民不應騷擾雀巢。"

nfelix

Notwithstanding the prompt and positive reply from the Legislative Council Secretariat, it is disappointing that the involved LC member does not respond to the news despite repeated requests. It  highlights not only a constructive driving force that can be created from a society representing the group caring our nature, but also an individual's plausibility in conservation and indifference to issues with little political value. 

縱使立法局秘書處迅速及積極回覆，相關議員雖然被多次要求仍拒絕回應實在令人失望。這凸顯不單代表著關心我們生境的組織能發揮的建設性推動力量，及個別對保育之巧言和對政治價值低的事件之冷漠。

[ Last edited by nfelix at 12/05/2011 23:24 ]

nfelix

經過兩次電郵及再去信立法會議員陳克勤先生後，終於今晚(5月12日)接獲電郵回覆如下，但仍是未就所要求對拍攝鳥巢及幼鳥、雀鳥拍攝者的操守和香港野生雀鳥的保護作出回應。
After sending two emails and a follow up letter to the Legislative Councilor Hon. Gary Chan Hak-kan, an email reply was received tonight (12th May) and a short summary in English is given as below. However, there is still no response to the requested issues including taking photos of active nest sites and the juvenile, practices of the bird photographer and protection of wild birds in HK.

閣下於5月2日的來信收悉。
感謝　閣下對在立法會大樓築巢的紅耳鵯的關心。

本人較早前未收過　閣下的電郵查詢，這可能涉及電郵系統故障。
就有關4月中明報的報導，當天本人發現紅耳鵯的鳥巢後，已立即通知立法會秘書處，提醒要小心勿干擾鳥巢及雛鳥。

在此再次感謝　閣下的意見，謝謝

立法會議員
陳克勤  啟

立法會陳克勤議員辦事處
Office of legislative councilor Hon. Gary Chan Hak-kan

(Short summary of the reply):
"Your letter dated 2nd May is acknowledged and your concern of the Crested Bulbul nested in the Legislative Council Building is appreciated.

I did not receive any of your email probably due to the failure system.  Regarding the news in mid-April, I notified the Legislative Council Secretariat immediately after my discovery of the nest and reminded to avoid disturbance to the nest as well as the juvenile."