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Subject: [China] Wawu Shan, Sichuan. Mid July 2011 [Print This Page]

Author: wleepoin    Time: 18/08/2011 21:20     Subject: Wawu Shan, Sichuan. Mid July 2011

Went to Wawu Shan for a few days to get away from Hong Kong's urban heat! We saw over hundred species, the best tick is not a bird but a mammal. Yes, we saw two wild Red Pandas, one adult and the other immature!! Here are some pictures to share with you all.

Scenes of Wawu Shan






Red Panda (adult)




(immature)


Aberrant Bush Warbler




Ashy-throated Parrotbill


Bianci's Warbler


Brown-flanked Bush Warbler


Buffy Laughingthrush




Coal Tit


Crimson-breasted Woodpecker


Emei Shan Liocichla




Fulvous Parrotbill


Golden Parrotbill






Golden-breasted Fulvetta


Great Parrotbill




Greenish Warbler


Grey-hooded Parrotbill


Large-billed Warbler


Long-tailed Minivet (male)


Marten's Warbler


Plain-backed Thrush


Sichuan Leaf Warbler


Sichuan Treecreeper


Slaty-blue Flycatcher (female)


Eurasian/Hodgson's Treecreeper?


Streak-throated Fulvetta




Vinaceous Rosefinch (male)


(female)


Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon


White-bellied Redstart (female)


White-collared Yuhina


That's all folks!

Cheers
PWMK

* If anyone want a good guide or driver for this area, you can contact:
Sid Francis.
His email is: chengduuk@hotmail.com
Or his Web : http://sichuanbirds.blogspot.com/

[ Last edited by wleepoin at 20/08/2011 07:35 ]
Author: kmike    Time: 18/08/2011 22:17

Wah!  - the Red Panda is fantastic

sounds like a great trip


Cheers
Mike
Author: gary    Time: 18/08/2011 22:43

Great photo set; and you are lucky to have good weather!
Author: Ken    Time: 18/08/2011 23:38

Love the Red Panda!!

Thanks for sharing!
Author: lchunfai    Time: 18/08/2011 23:39

Red Panda!! Red Panda!!

I also love the Sichuan Treecreeper & Golden-breasted Fulvetta ~~~
Wonderful Trip !
Author: cywong    Time: 19/08/2011 20:51

A great trip and great photos!
Author: twallace    Time: 19/08/2011 21:20

Amazing trip~~
The Red Panda is a wonderful picture~~
Author: Ronaldo    Time: 19/08/2011 21:42

Fantastic photos (in particular the pandas)... Looks like you enjoyed a lot of colorful warblers and parrotbills, but I would have loved to see some raptors...
Author: iherman    Time: 20/08/2011 00:53

Great trip and congratulation   
Author: EricB    Time: 20/08/2011 01:13

Another great collection of pictures.Many thanks for sharing them.
Looks like Parrotbill paradise, not sure if many people have managed 5 species of Parrotbill over a weekend (- I think you meant Fulvous Parrotbill rather than Fulvetta)!
That Coal Tit looks really whacky - its the first picture I 've seen of Parus alta pekinensis - what an amazingly huge crest!
Many thanks,
Eric
Author: thinfor    Time: 20/08/2011 02:57

Many thanks for your sharing, stunning photos!  
Author: wleepoin    Time: 20/08/2011 07:57

Thank you all for the kind words and comments. We were very lucky to have good weather for 2 or 3 days but the rest was foggy and heavy rain!  

Wawu Shan is one of the best places for ticking Parrotbills, we also saw Brown and Three toed Parrotbills but was unable to get any images. We only manage to see one Mountain Hawk Eagle at bottom of mountain, strangely there were no accipiter to be seen up at the top.


Lastly, we are truely grateful to Jemi & John Holmes, Soso and Koel for all their help.

Cheers
PWMK

[ Last edited by wleepoin at 20/08/2011 20:16 ]
Author: lexusjohn    Time: 20/08/2011 10:59

A great trip and a wonderful photos ! Love it.
Author: Andiona    Time: 20/08/2011 21:11

Great Trip & Excellent Photo.
Author: hdanny    Time: 22/08/2011 10:12

Great Trip 多多收獲
Author: wcaptain    Time: 22/08/2011 21:46

Looks like your lucky star is finally with you. Really a lot of birds. Captain
Author: ypakwai    Time: 22/08/2011 23:25

Wah!  - the Red Panda, I Love it
Great trip $ wonderful photo




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