kmatthew

Just came back from UK, hopefully will find a few more species this time. Been more quiet lately, though i haven't been looking much. There was also a Slaty-Legged Crake heard a few months ago.

Species lately:

Large Hawk Cuckoo
Black-Collared Starling (new record for Wonderland Villas)
Collard Scops Owl
Scaly Thrush (Still one present)

Other wildlife including the family of Chinese Porcupine that were seen frequently feeding.

kmatthew

18/4/2007

Fork-Tailed Sunbird
Asian Brown Flycatcher x1
Yellow-Browed Warbler
Blue-Whistling Thrush
Chestnut Bulbul
Streaked-Breasted Scimitar Babbler
Black-Throated Laughingthrush
Black-Faced Bunting x1
Large-Hawk Cuckoo

kmatthew

21/4/2007

Walked half way down the hill today, a very interesting walk, an adult Wild Boar was seen running along a hill side. Also a lot of birds breeding going on including a lot of Magpie Robins singing and displaying, Japanese White-eyes chicks and a pair of Blue-Whistling Thrush breeding at the corner of the club house building. Other interesting birds were 3 new species for Wonderland Villas today. Results as follow:

Black Kite x11 flying around in the valley.
White-Bellied Sea Eagle x1 (first Wonderland Villas record, finally flew from Kowloon Reservior into Wonderland Villas, been waited for years.)
Emerald Dove x1 heard
Large Hawk Cuckoo x4 calling in the valley
Indian Cuckoo x1
Greater Coucal x1
Koel x1
Dollarbird x1 (first record for Wonderland Villas) standing on the wire of the electricity cable very far away.
House Swifts
Yellow-Browed Warbler
Black-Throated Laughingthrush
Hwamei
Brown Shrike x1 (First for Wonderland Villas)


Brown Shrike


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