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Author: wleepoin    Time: 24/09/2010 21:18     Subject: Qinghai Trip

QINGHAI, China Trip 2010

Travelled to Qinghai for birding on 15 - 23 August: (Xining > Qinghai Lake > Rubber Mountain > Chaka > Mt Ela > Maduo > Gonghe)
103 species of birds & 17 mammals were seen.

Here are some images to share with you all. :-)

Eurasian Cucukoo (imm) with foster parent Richards Pipit




White-browed Rosefinch (male)


White-browed Rosefinch (female)


White-browed Rosefinch (female)




White-capped Water Redstart


Upland Buzzard




Black Redstart






Crested Skylark


White-rumped Snowfinch




White-throated Dipper




Tickell's Leaf Warbler




Robin Accentor


White-browed Tit


Godlewski's Bunting


Rufous-necked Snowfinch (male)


Rufous-necked Snowfinch (female)


Pink-tailed Rosefinch (male)




Pink-tailed Rosefinch (female)


Kessler's Thrush


Hume's Short-toed Lark


White-winged Redstart


Rosey Pipit


Isabelline Wheatear


Hume's Groundpecker




Himalayan Griffon


Henderson's Ground-Jay


Greenish Warbler




Blue-fronted Redstart (male)


Blue-fronted Redstart (female)


Blue-fronted Redstart (imm)


Horned Lark




Brown Accentor


Grey-backed Shrike (adult)


Grey-backed Shrike (imm)


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Author: wleepoin    Time: 24/09/2010 21:24

Tibetan Gazelle






Tibetan Wild Ass


Wolf (very very far away)


Stoliczka's Vole


Prezewalski's Gazelle (critically endangered, estimated population to be 350-400.)




Black-lipped Pika


Plateau Pika


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Author: Andy-li    Time: 24/09/2010 21:37

Stunning  series and congratulations..!



Andy
Author: Stonechat    Time: 24/09/2010 21:40

So amazing...wonderful photos..thanks for sharing
Author: hdanny    Time: 24/09/2010 21:48

Excellent ! 絕對精彩
Author: HFCheung    Time: 24/09/2010 21:50

Excellent shots. Seems to be a very nice trip.
Check the bunting ID again.  I think you can make it right this time.

HF Cheung
Author: wleepoin    Time: 24/09/2010 21:52

Qinghai is such a beautiful place:





















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Author: wleepoin    Time: 24/09/2010 22:06

Quote:
Original posted by HFCheung at 24/09/2010 21:50
Excellent shots. Seems to be a very nice trip.
Check the bunting ID again.  I think you can make it right this time.

HF Cheung
Dear Fai Gor,

We know it was called Pink-tailed Bunting but according to taxonomic notes of OBI, "Generic position evaluated by Groth (2000) as among rosefinches rather than buntings." Please let us what is the updated status of this bird. Thx
Cheers
PWMK
Author: hgeorge    Time: 24/09/2010 22:13

張張都影得好靚！
Author: lchunfai    Time: 24/09/2010 22:16

wonderful
Author: yyattung    Time: 24/09/2010 22:28

PWMK,

I think the total number of species seen is only 103, not 203!

Tung
Author: thinfor    Time: 24/09/2010 22:31

Apart from the birds, I really love the 藏野驢 and 藏羚羊!!!
Author: cywong    Time: 24/09/2010 22:40

Beautiful photos!
Author: wleepoin    Time: 24/09/2010 22:43

Dear Tung,
You really have shape eyes, number corrected.  Also need to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU for giving us a wonderful trip.

Dear all,
Thanks very much for your kind words

Cheers,
PWMK
Author: kchonhong    Time: 24/09/2010 23:25



         一輯絕對精彩的照片, 無得彈 !

                                                      
Author: Andiona    Time: 24/09/2010 23:58

嘆為觀止的雀鳥系列，將來有機會跟你們來個偷師之旅就好啦！哈哈！

真的大開眼界，恭喜！

Andiona
Author: twallace    Time: 25/09/2010 00:23

Wow~~Amazing trip & photos.Congratulations!!
Author: oLDcaR    Time: 25/09/2010 11:55

Very good Trip photo and Report Peter !!
Author: ypakwai    Time: 25/09/2010 12:54




Author: kkoel    Time: 25/09/2010 13:02

Congratulations!!! Great trip, great birds and great photos!!
Author: kmike    Time: 25/09/2010 15:09

A very fine series of pix  P&M - congratulations!

The cuckoo shots are fantastic - first time I've heard of a cuckoo parasitising a ground-nesting species.

Cheers
Mike
Author: kkitty    Time: 25/09/2010 15:37

Amazing trip !!
Author: wleepoin    Time: 25/09/2010 19:07

Thank you everybody.

It was a good trip indeed with good weather/good birds/good mammals/good food/good guide/good companions ...

Cheers
PWMK
Author: yeung_ada    Time: 2/10/2010 00:15

Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing!
Author: John Holmes    Time: 3/10/2010 15:59     Subject: Qinghai Trip

Peter and Michelle -

Great photos, both birds and scenery !

I think that Fai Gor means that your "Meadow Bunting" is Godlewski's Bunting.

I'm sure this is just a typing slip - "Black-browed Tit" should be "WHITE-browed Tit" which is a tougher bird to find, anyway.

Must have been a great trip.

John
Author: wleepoin    Time: 3/10/2010 21:22

Thank you all !

Hi John, welcome back home.  Thanks very much for the corrections.
As you can see, the High Altitude Syndrome has affected my mind .....  

Cheers
PWMK

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Author: ajohn    Time: 4/10/2010 12:21

I love the first picture of the cuckoo. It looks like the Pipit was fed up with the constant demand for food and trying to strangle the chick! In fact, many of the birds look a bit worn at the end of the breeding season.

With reference to the taxonomy of the Pink-tailed Rosefinch/Bunting, this is really complicated and it seems that it isn't a rosefinch or a bunting, but is in a family of it's own (Urocynchramidae). IOC list the species as Przevalski's Finch.
Author: wleepoin    Time: 5/10/2010 08:10

Thanks John.

We did feel sorry for the Richard's Pipit, the cuckoo kept calling out loud even it was fed many times. Such hard work for a small size parent with XXXLarge chick !!
Most of the birds we saw were rather tatty, it would have been better to visit Qinghai in June/July.

Thanks for the updates of the Przevalski's Finch, very interesting.

Cheers
PWMK
Author: cosmos    Time: 8/10/2010 23:49

張張相都好靚
Author: cchristina    Time: 14/10/2010 13:24

Excellent series of bird photos! So Envy!



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