Paddy fields help birds flock back to Long Valley (SCMP) http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/ ... ss=Hong+Kong&s=News
Thanks to the resumption of rice cultivation, flocks of birds long absent from green paddy fields in the New Territories are gradually winging their way back....
There are also many cats in LV too. Author: kmatthew Time: 15/12/2010 19:50
In fact, I saw a Leopard Cat at LV last week, right inside the paddy! The birds must've attracted it to join in for the hunt. Author: HKBWS Vicky Time: 16/12/2010 09:50
Matthew,
Are you sure it is Leopard Cat? not domestic cat? We didn't record any Leopard Cat in LV (farmland area)before!!! Author: ayellohk Time: 16/12/2010 11:48
上月在塱原影的 Author: kmatthew Time: 16/12/2010 12:15
It had rounded ears and certainly looked larger then Domestic cats, that's why I ID it as a Leopard Cat. I've had 2 encounters with Leopard Cats before, both times at Wonderland Villas. Obviously I can't rule out the fact of it being a large domestic cat with very leopard cat like patterns!! I've seen those before too!! Apparently hybrids of Leopard and domestic cats are now fairly common??
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