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Subject: An Unexpected Wonderful Day at Mai Po this week 米埔-充滿驚喜的一天 [Print This Page]

Author: fneil Time: 31/01/2007 07:06 Subject: An Unexpected Wonderful Day at Mai Po this week 米埔-充滿驚喜的一天

Bob and I were lucky to witness the best winter's day on the Main Scrape (16/17 ) so far. We got to the scrape around 2.30 and there were already many Pied Avocets, Greenshanks and Redshanks there. They continued to arrive through the afternoon ( I suspect maybe a hovercraft or some disturbence brought them in ). There were probably as many as 5000 birds at the peak around. At one time we had 100 curlew and 15 plus Whimbrel in front of Hide 6. A group of Spotted Redshanks flew by during the harrier scar (a pair ) and there may have been 50 -100. We didn't have time to count or even scan as the action was all around. Here are some images from the day. Neil
ps it was wonderful light too for digiscoping out onto the islands

Mai Po Nature Reserve,
Hong Kong,
China.
29/01/07

Nikon CP8400 plus Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw 45x eyepiece and DCA adapter
Nikon D2x and Nikon 300/f4 lens

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Author: tbob Time: 31/01/2007 07:35

Some of my photo's from Pond 16/17 on the 29th Jan 2007

Digiscoped using Swarovski ATS 80HD scope, 45x eyepiece, DCA & Nikon 8400 camera

Bob Thompson

Author: Hendrix Time: 31/01/2007 11:33

there were much more duck in 20/21 than before too . 8)

Pintail 針尾鴨飛
male

其實有雙針

AFS600+1.4X , D2X , 1/1000 . f7.1

Author: fneil Time: 31/01/2007 23:51 Subject: More ducks from Monday

It is nice to see so many ducks about. Neil.l

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Author: fneil Time: 31/01/2007 23:55 Subject: More wader action

I was surprised to see the avocets chase this kite around the sky for some minutes. The kite had something in it's claws but I couldn't make out what it was. I didn't look like an avocet. Neil

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Author: fneil Time: 1/02/2007 00:08 Subject: Grey Heron amongst the Cormorants

It's interesting how the odd heron and egret likes to stand in the middle of the cormorants. For a few weeks it was a little egret in breeding plumage. As if he was hiding his plumes from the others. Neil.

Mai Po Nature Reserve,
Hong Kong,
China.

29/01/07

Nikon CP8400 plus Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw 45x eyepiece and DCA adapter

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Author: tbob Time: 1/02/2007 12:16

Sometimes it feels safer to turn your back on the enemy

Mai Po, China 29/1/2007

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