Subject: [China] Shaan Xi Yang County 陝西洋縣 [Print This Page] Author: lchunfai Time: 14/08/2010 16:19 Subject: Shaan Xi Yang County 陝西洋縣
Shaan Xi Yang County 陝西洋縣 7/8-13/8
Birding in Shaan Xi for around 5 days , more than 100 species were seen and around half of them are my new ticks.
This is an unforgettable trip , I am glad that I could watch the crested ibis and crested kingfisher with my dear friends.
I would like to thank Cherry , Amy , Eliza and Koel for organising this wonderful trip.
I hope we can go to Nepel together in the coming future
Really fantastic ~ !!
Bird List :
1) Chinese bamboo Partridge
2) Common Pheasant
3) Golden Pheasant
4) Unknown woodpecker ( white backed ? )
5) Great Spotted Woodpecker
6) Grey-headed Woodpecker
7) Common Kingfisher
8) Black-Capped Kingfisher
9) Crested Kingfisher
10) Dollarbird
11) Hoopoe
12) Asian Koel
13) Common Cuckoo
14) Large Hawk Cuckoo
15) Collared Scops Owl
16) Asian Barred Owlet
17) Tawny Fish Owl
18) Rock Pigeon
19) Speckled Wood Pigeon
20) Oriental Turtle Dove
21) Spotted Dove
22) White Breasted Waterhen
23) Green Sandpiper
24) Wood Sandpiper
25) Common Sandpiper
26) Long-billed Plover
27) Black Baza
28) Oriental Honey Buzzard
29) Crested Goshawk
30) Chinese Sparrowhawk
31) Bersa
32) Grey-faced Buzzard
33) Common Buzzard
34) Upland Buzzard
35) Mountain Hawk Eagle
36) Kestrel
37) Peregrine Falcon
38) Little Grebe
39) Little Egret
40) Cattle Egret
41) Grey Heron
42) Chinese Pond Heron
43) Little Heron
44) Black-crowned Night Heron
45) Crested Ibis
46) Long tailed Shrike
47) Brown Shrike (?)
48) Jay
49) Red-billed Blue magpie
50) Magpie
51) Large billed Crow
52) Black-naped Oriole
53) Swinhoe's Minivet
54) Black Drongon
55) Ashy Drongo
56) Spangled Drongon
57) Asian Paradise-flycatcher
58) Grey headed Canary Flycatcher
59) Violet Whistling Thrush
60) Daurian Redstart
61) Dark-sided Flycatcher
62) Brown Breasted Flycatcher
63) Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
64) White-crowned Forktail
65) Little Forktail
66) Common Stonechat
67) Grey Bushchat
68) Red-biled Starling
69) Crested Myna
70) Fire Capped Tit
71) Coal Tit
72) Yellow-bellied Tit
73) Grey Crested Tit
74) Great Tit
75) Green-backed Tit
76) Black Throated tit
77) Rusty Breasted Tit
78) Pale Martin
79) Barn Swallow
80) Red-rumped Swallow
81) Asian House Martin
82) Brown Breasted Bulbul
83) Light Vented Bulbul
84) Collared Finchbill
85) Brownish Flanked Bush Warbler
86) Hume's Warbler
87) Buff- Barred Warbler
88) Large-billed Leaf Warbler
89) Blyth's Leaf Warbler
90) Rufous Faced Warbler
91) White-throated Laughingthrush
92) Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
93) Black Throated Laughingthrush
94) Hwamei
95) Elliot's Laughingthrush
96) Spot breasted Scimitar Babbler
97) Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
98) Pygmy Wren Babbler
99) Red-billed Leiothrix
100) Grey-cheeked Fulvetta
101) White Collared Yuhina
102) Binous-throated Parrotbill
103) Japanese White-eye
104) Russet Sparrow
105) Tree Sparrow
106) White Wagtail
107) Yellow Wagtail
108) Grey Wagtail
109) Richard;s Pitpit
110) Grey-capped Greenfinch
111) Vinaceous Rosefinch
112) Grey-headed Bullfinch
113) Yellow Throated Bunting
114) Collared Crow
115) Blackbird
116) Plumbeous Redstart
117) Brown Dipper
118) White-cheeked Laughingthrush
119) Rufous-capped Babbler
120) Ibisbill
--) Wild Golden Snub-nosed Monkey ( Rhinopithecus roxellanae ) 野生金絲猴
Please add below if there are missing records
Photos will be uploaded later
Fantastic trip. I wish I could join it. Author: puppymic Time: 14/08/2010 23:00
好收獲喎，有 d 後悔無 join 添 Author: cywong Time: 15/08/2010 10:30
Many thanks to Fai jai for the trip report. Very efficient! Author: HFCheung Time: 15/08/2010 16:11
Congratulation! Any picture of the Tawny Fish Owl?
HF Cheung Author: lchunfai Time: 15/08/2010 17:16
Many thanks for viewing
Mandy and Samuel , let's go to other countries next time, you 2 are very experienced
Cherry, I will get my job done !! ^^
Fai Gou , a photo is attached , I hope it is a correct ID
Fai Jai
[ Last edited by lchunfai at 15/08/2010 17:24 ] Author: Andy-li Time: 15/08/2010 19:02
Congratulation! Fai
To me it is Tawny Fish Owl.
Andy Author: tsheunglai Time: 15/08/2010 19:08
Dear Fai Jai and others
Very good that you posted two nice pics here but is the second one a Tawny Fish owl?
Could I also ask if someone who helped orgainize the trip tell the forum including me how did
you go and most important any key contacts/arrangements you had made before you went?
Important data including where you stay, in the company of privately hired cars/guides or officals
of any nature reserve, etc.
Thanks for sharing in the spirit of birding comradeship.
Your reply either in English or Chinese are welcome.
S L Tai Author: puppymic Time: 15/08/2010 20:10
Quote:
Fai Gou , a photo is attached , I hope it is a corr ...
and the video .... Author: Jonathmartinez Time: 16/08/2010 18:21
Dear LCHUNFAI,
I'm really interesting on Tawny fish owl information, could you please give us more details about your observation : where did the bird stand, near a stream, what altitude,what the quality of the forest, did you hear the bird at night, what the size of the stream near....how did you find the bird....
Since i'm searching for this bird in my local patch in Hunan, this could help me a lot to focus in some area.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Jonathan Author: lchunfai Time: 16/08/2010 20:20
Dear Jonathan,
The photos I took are almost the same
The owl was found by our driver , he said there was a Buzzard near a stream.
At first , we thought that was an Eagle Owl ( it was sleeping on a big tree ), however , after checking a field guide in an inn where we stayed , we concluded that it was an Tawny Fish Owl
We did not stay overnight there , so we couldn't see / hear the bird again.
Let me attach two photos taken by my mobile. I hope these might help you.
Fai Jai Author: lchunfai Time: 16/08/2010 20:29
Dear Mr Tai ,
I will write a detailed trip report later .
For more details , please refer to the later-on bulletin .
Besides , you can find some useful informations in the following websites
I agree that this is a Tawny Fish Owl, and not Eurasian Eagle Owl or Brown Fish Owl. Apart from size, eye colour, underbody streaking & presence of ear tufts, key TFO features are black bill, bright orange tone to the whole underbody, lack of cross-barring on the belly, lack of black border to facial disc and unfeathered legs & feet (feet clearly visible on second photo). Author: Jonathmartinez Time: 16/08/2010 21:59
Dear Fai Jai,
Whooo! I'm really envious. Thanks for all your details and pictures, that will give me good idea on where i have to search. The trees where the bird was perched does'nt look very old. I allready find some good area for Tawny fish owl in Hunan (i do believe they are good, but there is very few information about Tawny in China)and my plane is to spend time at night during the time i do expect bird are more active on vocalisation. This is my 2011 goal: find Tawny fish owl in Hunan:-)
What about the altitude where was the bird?
Thanks and best regards
Jonathan Author: lchunfai Time: 16/08/2010 23:37
Dear Richard ,
Thanks for your detailed explaniation , it helps a lot
Dear Jonathan,
The altitude is above 1700m. At night , I do expect it stands on stone and wait for a fish ^^
Hope you can find one in Hunan !!
Cheers,
Fai Jai
*once again , thanks for viewing
[ Last edited by lchunfai at 16/08/2010 23:39 ] Author: Jonathmartinez Time: 17/08/2010 17:21
Dear Fai Tai,
Thanks for your details again. I guess it is a big challenge, but your obervation will help me a lot to focus on some area more than other.
Congratulations for your pics,they make me dream:-)
All the best,
Jonathan Author: lchunfai Time: 17/08/2010 23:15
some photos are uploaded ~
Upland Buzzard
Tawny Fish Owl (My FAVOURITE !!)
Fire Capped Tit (Juv.)
Dollarbird
Oriental Honey Buzzard
Black Baza
Mountain Hawk Eagle
Chinese Goshawk
Oriental Turtle Dove (very common)
Asian House Martin (many)
Yellow Throated Bunting
Large-billed Leaf Warbler (very common , but usually heard only)
Asian Paradise-flycatcher (where is its long tail )
Common Pheasant (female)
Russet Sparrow (female)
Buff- Barred Warbler (photo is not clear enough)
Coal Tit
Red-rumped Swallow
Plumbeous Redstart
Brownish Flanked Bush Warbler (again , diificult to see)
Asian Barred Owlet
Great Spotted Woodpecker
White-throated Laughingthrush
Crested Kingfisher (one of my dream bird , very common there)
Long Billed Plover (common)
Crested Ibis (Target)
Two more (fantastic scene):
Please correct if wrong ID
Thanks for Viewing : )
[ Last edited by lchunfai at 31/08/2010 14:41 ] Author: Jonathmartinez Time: 18/08/2010 01:15
fantastic! Author: ajohn Time: 18/08/2010 10:26
Great photos. It looks like you had a good trip, and I am very envious. Such good views of the Tawny Fish Owl as well!
One point - I think you either posted the wrong photo or the wrong name, because your Spangled Drongo shows a picture of Speckled Wood Pigeons! Author: lchunfai Time: 18/08/2010 14:01
thanks a lot ~
the name is corrected Author: kmike Time: 22/08/2010 15:39
Looks like a wonderful trip - Tawny Fish Owl is very hard to see in China, so a great find by your driver, and wonderful pix!
You were fortunate to see Golden Pheasant in the open like this - many people have to work very hard for this species.
I see why you like Crested Kingfishers - the last shot is excellent.
Any pix of the golden monkeys?
Cheers
Mike Author: lchunfai Time: 22/08/2010 20:03
thanks a lot , Mike ~
most of the photos have not been edited yet
Let me upload these first ^^
Author: kmike Time: 22/08/2010 20:10
Wonderful - glad I asked!!
These monkeys are cute enough tat I may be able to persuade my wife to go tot Shaanxi!
Cheers
Mike Author: lchunfai Time: 26/08/2010 19:13
Mike ,
there is a spot where some conservators feed them every day for an hour
We could find around 20-30 monkeys there. After feeding time , they climb up a hill and all disappeared
I forget the exact location ( I was sleeping in the car ..ha ) , but it seems near Tai Pak Shan
They are very cute !
Cheers
Fai Jai ~
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