fatchun

Nice to meet you again. Brendank.
the bird that I forgot its name was Asian Stubtail Warbler.
There were 2-3 Asian Stubtail Warbler today.
And a olive-backed pipit.

After you left, there is a olive-backed pipit and the suspected two-barred greenish warbler was there again. But I missed the Mugimaki......

May be I took some better photos of the warbler after you left, I may post it later.


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After P.S. Rd. I also went to Pik Shan Path today.
There were Rufous-tailed robin and Asian Subtail warbler again and a Japanese bush thrush
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ajohn

I had Japanese Paradise Flycatcher on 14th November last year - just a couple of days later than this!

brendank

Interestingly enough I have never had Asian Stubtail Warbler at Po Shan Road.  You did very good to find two new Po Shan Road birds today. Right now Po Shan Road seems to be in a bit of flycatcher mode.  Once thrushes start arriving in force things will be even more exciting.

fatchun

some birds of today:







strange warblers:









In Pik Shan Path:

I think the "Blackbird" should be japanese bush thrush...
after seeing the photo




I would upload the warbler ID in another post. Thank you so much, and thanks Brendank=]

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Beetle

Yes male japanese thrush.

brendank

Having seen that warbler. I would am very much inclined to call it a Greenish Warbler.  The main problem for me is the leg color which seemed a bit too pale. Seeing this photos, it appears the eye-stripe is rather grayish rather than black and I wonder if that is a characteristic of Greenish Warblers.  I will post some my pictures later tonight in the ID forum.

kkoel

Hello Brendan,

In your warbler photos it seems that the first one is distinct from the last two. The last two shows a warbler having bright orange lower mandible with a small dark tip, and a relatively long body - I would go for Two-barred Greenish too. The bird in the first photo seems to have a daintier bill with larger dark tip to lower mandible, and rather thick wing-bar fitting Yellow-browed Warbler more.

Koel

brendank

Yes it would appear you are right.  These are not my photos so I can't really comment but it does appear to be two different birds.

fatchun

Thanks koel and brendank.
In fact the first bird in my photos is the one that I saw with brendank, and the last two photos are the bird that I found later. They might be two different birds actually.
Structually, I also think that they are two different birds but share d some similarity.

There are some more photos in another post:
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/viewthread.php?tid=12579
All are appreciated to comment and welcome to discuss=]
the bird1 is the first bird in the about post, and the bird 2 is the last two bird in my reply.
( I hope I have not mix up the photos.....)

ctakming

14 Nov 2010 Po Shan Road
Eyebrowed Thrush


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brendank

Oh very nice. Another new Po Shan Road bird. On the day I am elsewhere.

fatchun

On 12-11-2010, there was a thrush spp. which was not a violet-whistleing and a common blackbird.
I suspected it was a grey-backed thrush, but I was not sure.
The ground must be more surprise =]

brendank

15 Nov 2010--Po Shan Road

No Eyebrowed Thrush but I did find a female Blue-and-white Flycatcher.  A different one from imm male I had last week but in the same exact tree.  Isn't it late for these?

Also, 1 Verditer Flycatcher, 3 Asian Stubtail Warblers, and 1 Olive-backed Pipit

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wgeoff

It's quite late for Blue-and-white Flycatcher but not extreme.

Latest I have is two at Tai Po Kau on 10th December 2005, in 2005/6 Annual Report about to be published.

brendank

16 Nov 2010 - Po Shan Road

The female immature Blue-and-white Flycatcher is still in the trees near the lower curve in Po Shan Road.  Other than that it was very quiet today.

brendank

17 Nov 2010--Po Shan Road

As I have said before migration of Po Shan Road feels a bit "late".  Today, evidence of that was a late Arctic Warbler.

A female Buff-bellied Flowerpecker was new for my Po Shan Rd List.  Also, 2 Verditer Flycatcher (a female and very nice male), a Rufous-tailed Robin and 1 Asian Stubtail Warbler.

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lpaul

The Arctic Warbler looks more like a Radde's or Yellow-streaked to me.  Any more photos?

brendank

Yes, I do have more photos but unfortunately I am not at home so I don't have them handy at this exact moment.  I didn't think of Yellow-streaked Warbler but did consider Radde's Warbler.  I have not seen Radde's Warbler yet but the reason's I didn't think it was Radde's Warbler were:

1. Behavior--the bird was NOT secretive and furthermore was spending it's time time in the mid to upper levels of the canopy. This seemed more like an Arctic Warbler.
2. Calls: Heard 1-2 calls. They seemed consistent with Arctic Warbler (certainly not like Dusky) but I don't have experience with Radde's Warbler.

Curious, Paul, what behavior would you expect for Yellow-streaked Warbler?

tmichael

Behaviour as described does not seem really typical, but they can be in trees/shrubs - the photo suggests a bird at eye-level in some sort of creeper - looks ideal. Neither species is really very skulking.

If it did give a high-pitched  Arctic-like call this might suggest Yellow-streaked, which reportedly calls like a bunting, but I've never heard it.

Bill looks fine enough but there is overlap I believe.

Mike Turnbull.

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tgraham

Brendan

Where abouts was it?

I'm in town tomorrow so may have a look

Graham

brendank

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... &extra=page%3D1

Take the cement trail until it opens up and gives you a nice open view from which you can see Sheng Wan and Central.  There are some lower bushes with climbers on the left.  It was in that general area.

brendank

Looked for the Yellow-streaked/Radde's again today.  Couldn't find it but I think it still could be there.  I didn't have that much time.  Highlight was another female Blue-and-White Flycatcher (at quite a different spot from the one on Monday). The third this November. mguy it's your turn now!

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19/11/2010 10:29

fatchun

19-11-2010
Just an observation.
A white-bellied sea eagle glided over the HKU main campus today.
It glided with a low altitude and expelled by 5-10 black kites from their colony(probably)...poor WBSE...
But I have never seen a WBSE flying so close like that in HK island.

brendank

Yes, I saw this bird today too.  Seemed to be hanging around the environmental center building this morning.  I kept trying to convince it to accompany to Po Shan Road so I can add to the Po Shan Road list. I only need approximately 230 species to go level with the Po Toi list.

fatchun

May be this is hard to do so...but try your best!!

In fact, I have never seen WBSE flying over/across LFS. But seems peter have seen it flying across The Peak (right?).

Tony

WBSE has passed over LFS years ago...probably 5 years ago.

brendank

21 Nov 2010

The female Blue-and-white Flycatcher is still on Po Shan Road and there was also a Mugimaki flycatcher.  Otherwise quite quiet.

brendank

23 Nov 2010 - Po Shan Road

1 Eyebrowed Thrush
1 Black-winged Cuckooshrike (first for Po Shan Road)
1 Mugimaki Flycatcher
2 Rufus-tailed Robin
2 Asian Stubtail Warbler

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brendank

24 Nov 2010-- Po Shan Road

1 Black-winged Cuckooshrike
2 Verditer Flycatcher
2 Mugimaki Flaycatcher
1 Asian Stubtail Warbler
4 Pallas's Leaf Warbler
1 Radde's/Yellow-streaked Warbler

brendank

29 Nov 2010 - Po Shan Road

Best bird today was a Lesser Shortwing calling about a dozen times by the start of the concrete trail.  Got some quick looks but couldn't manage a photo.  I have been listening for this species (and Pygmy Wren-Babbler at this location for quite a while). I think Lesser Shortwing might be new for Lung Fu Shan.

Also seen to day:

1 Red-flanked Bluetail (first of the Autumn)
1 Verditer Flycatcher
1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
1 Mugimaki Flycatcher

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fatchun

First time to see a chestnut bulbul in HKU near the main building. It probably comes from LFS.

bond

Yes Brendan, I havent seen the lesser shortwing in these few years in Lung Fu Shan area. I also think it is most likely a new record!

brendank

It seems this winter there will be a big irruption of Chestnut Bulbuls.  There seem to be many on Po Toi and Lamma Islands although I am bit surprised Chestnut Bulbuls haven't started recolonizing HK Island yet.  

Very quiet on Po Shan Road.  I could not relocate the Lesser Shortwing or any of the flycatchers from yesterday.

sdavid

Several small parties of Chestnut Bulbuls were moving around Braemar Hill at the other end of the Island over the weekend.

fatchun

Brendank, in the last year, I found 3 chestnut bulbuls around the LFS education center. I wonder if they were residents or migrants.
But it is a bit surprise that it flew so low even to the HKU campus.
In fact, I was attracted by its calling first, and than I tried to find it and seen it finally.

bond

Actually, I had found the chestnut bulbuls only in winter here for the previous years. Dont know whether they are migrants or not.
The group in this year is quite large. With more than 20 birds around LFS environmental Education Centre nearly every afternoon.

Today in the centre,
a very close Pale Thrush encountered.

brendank

2 December 2010 - Po Shan Road

Just had a Small Niltava 150 yards down the concrete trail.  

I know the picture is badly out of focus but my reasons for identifying this bird as a Small Niltava rather than a Blue-and-white Flycatcher are:

1) Small size (not apparent from the photo).  Appeared Tailorbird-size.
2) Very bright and contrasting blue rump which seems to apparent on Small Niltava but less so on Blue-and-white Flycatcher.

Unfortunately, this bird was flushed as soon as I saw it by a dog walker.

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brendank

Just to give you an idea of how confusing all these blue flycatchers are on Po Shan Road here is a picture of a Verditer and (what I now think is a) Blue-and-white Flycatcher. I had these bird yesterday, 2 December, before finding the Niltava.  These are definitely not that bird because they were in a completely different location from the Niltava.

I didn't see much on Po Shan Road this morning.

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brendank

Has been a slow week on Po Shan Road.  Today there was a pandoo Blue Rock Thrush and a Mountain Taylorbird.

By the LFS Environmental Center Entrance there was a Chestnut Bunting (I prefer getting birds like this on Po Shan Road for my list there rather at LFS).

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fatchun

Nice Chestnut Bunting!
I saw 3 common buzzards gliding over HKU campus. They flew together with very high speed.

brendank

10 December 2010 - Po Shan Road

Just two Rufous-tailed Robins and a Daurian Redstart. However, I think these are new migrants as I haven't seen either species around for the last week or so.

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brendank

17 December  2010 - Po Shan Road

Hoped the weather would have brought some new birds but only a Red-flanked Bluetail and a first for Po Shan Road Grey Wagtail.