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Author: kmike    Time: 13/11/2012 22:15     Subject: North roundabout at Chek Lap Kok

Lunchtime today the following birds were at the roundabout next to the taxi stand to the north of terminal 2 between

Oriental Turtle Dove - 1 juvenile
Black-naped Oriole - 1
Wryneck - 1
Richard's Pipit - 1
Olive-back Pipit - 2
Brown Shrike - 1
Stejneger's Stonechat - 1
Grey-backed Thrush - 1
Dusky Warbler - 5
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher - 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: subbuteo    Time: 13/11/2012 22:46

Quite possibly the best roundabout list ever submitted, anywhere.

Dylan
Author: kmike    Time: 14/11/2012 05:39

Thanks Dylan

Other migrants seen here since 20th October include:

Blue Rock Thrush
Siberian Rubythroat
probable Blyth's Reed Warbler
Daurian Redstart
Chinese Blackbird
White-throated Kingfisher

Cheers
Mike
Author: handrew    Time: 14/11/2012 08:55

Did they have boarding passes?
Author: kmike    Time: 2/04/2013 21:14

Some good birds on a wet and windy lunchtime:

Common Sandpiper 3 (on the golf course)
Wryneck 1
Orange-headed Ground Thrush 1
Blue Rock Thrush 1  male philippensis
Chinese Starling  1

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 3/04/2013 21:27

Today at the magic roundabout:

Blue Rock Thrush  1m philippines

Narcissus Flycatcher 1m
female elisae-owstoni-narcissina flycatcher sp.

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 6/04/2013 16:39

1:15 - 2:25pm

Chinese Pond Heron 7

Daurian Redstart 1f
Blue-and-white Flycatcher - 2 mf (possibly another male)
Narcissus Flycatcher

Chinese Starling
White-cheeked Starling

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 23/08/2013 06:17

Autumn has come to the Magic Roundabout.

On Wednesday a female Yellow-rumped Flycatcher appeared briefly
On Thursday an Asian Paradise Flycatcher showed well

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 23/08/2013 20:18

The Asian Paradise Flycatcher was there again today

Cheers
Mike
Author: tsheunglai    Time: 24/08/2013 21:10

Mike

Very good assortment of migrants seen.

Probably I will one day rushing to your place for a rare bird.

Very soon, I hope.

S L Tai
Author: kmike    Time: 24/08/2013 21:34

Me too Mr Tai!
Author: kmike    Time: 9/09/2013 21:11

More good birds at lunchtime today:

Asian Paradise Flycatcher - 3
Asian Brown Flycatcher - 1
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher - 1
Arctic Warbler - 1
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler - 1 (new for Magic Roundabout)

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 10/09/2013 20:27

And even more migrants today:

Barn Swallow - 2
Black-winged Cuckooshrike - 1
Brown Shrike - 1

Asian Paradise Flycatcher - 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher - 1
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher - 1
Arctic Warbler - 1
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler - 1

White-shouldered Starling - 2

Cheers
Mike
Author: thinfor    Time: 14/09/2013 18:30

Today's record around 12:00-14:00

Asian brown flycatcher x 1+ (possibly 2)
Arctic warbler x 1

And some other non-migrants:
White wagtail x 2
Common tailorbird x 1
Great tit x 1
Oriental magpie robin x 1
Long-tailed shrike x 1 (seen during the way to the airport)
Bulbuls and white-eyes

[ Last edited by thinfor at 14/09/2013 18:38 ]
Author: kmike    Time: 14/09/2013 20:21

I missed a couple of days posting . . .but there were birds also on Tuesday and Wednesday:

11 September

Snipe sp. - 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher - 1
Asian Paradise Flycatcher - 1
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher - 1
Arctic Warbler - 1
Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler - 1

12 September

Asian Brown Flycatcher - 2
Asian Paradise Flycatcher - 2
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher - 1
Arctic Warbler - 1
Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler - 1
Brown Shrike - 1

13 September

Blue Rock Thrush (f)  -  HKIA Tower - 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 5/10/2013 07:35

Another good week  . . .

2 Oct
Black-crowned Night Heron - 2
Chinese Pond Heron - 6

Richard's Pipit - 4
Pallas' Grasshopper Warbler - 1
Large locustella sp. - 1
Oriental Reed Warbler - 1
Pale-legged / Sakhalin Leaf Warbler - 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher - 2

Black Drongo - 1
Chinese Starling - 12

3 October
Pallas' Grasshopper Warbler - 1
Large locustella sp. - 1
Dusky Warbler - 2
Stejneger's Stonechat - 1


4 October

Wryneck - 1
Richard's Pipit - 1
Stejneger's Stonechat - 1
Pallas' Grasshopper Warbler - 1
Oriental Reed Warbler - 1
Eastern Crowned Warbler - 2
Arctic Warbler - 3
Dusky Warbler - 1
Greenish Warbler - 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher - 2
Brown Shrike - 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 7/10/2013 21:36

7 October

Chinese Pond Heron 1
Black Kite 1
Red Turtle Dove 1
Richard's Pipit 4
Pale Martin 3
Stejneger's Stonechat 1
Oriental Reed Warbler 1
Arctic Warbler 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher 4
Black Drongo 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 16/10/2013 18:51

16 October

Chinese Pond Heron -1Eurasian Kestrel - 2

lugens White Wagtail - 1 male
Richard's Pipit - 8

Stejneger's Stonechat - 1
Blue Rock Thrush - 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher -1

Spotted Munia - 5

Cheers
Mike K
Author: kmike    Time: 30/10/2013 06:14

A few more good birds at the Magic Roundabout in the last couple of weeks:

Peregrine - 1 (24 Oct)
Japanese Quail - 1 (29 Oct)

Leucopsis x alboides White Wagtail - 1 (long-staying bird)
Daurian Redstart - 1

Lanceolated Warbler - 1 (28 Oct)
Zitting Cisticola - 1 (28 Oct)

Blue-and-white Flycatcher - 1 (24 Oct)
Grey-headed Flycatcher - 1 (24 Oct)

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 21/11/2013 18:24

A few more good records for the airport's Magic Roundabout this month:

5 Nov
Hair-crested Drongo
Manchurian Bush Warbler  
Arctic Warbler
Dusky Warbler x 2
Yellow-browed Warblers x 3
Asian Brown Flycatcher. .

6 Nov
Crested Goshawk
Japanese Quail
Common Sandpipers x 2
Oriental Turtle Dove
Yellow Wagtail
leucopsis x alboides White Wagtail.
Daurian Redstart,
Lanceolated Warbler

8 Nov
Daurian Redstart
YBWs x 2  
Dusky warbler x 3,
Arctic Warbler
Lanceolated Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher

12 Nov
leucopsis x alboides White Wagtail
Yellow-browed Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Silky Starlings x 2
White-shouldered Starlings x4  

15 Nov
Wryneck
Daurian Redstart x2
Rufous-tailed Robin
YBW x 8
Dusky Warbler x2
Asian Brown Flycatcher x2  
Mugimaki Flycatcher

19 Nov
Wryneck
Oriental Turtle Dove x2ocularis White Wagtail
Olive-backed Pipit  x 5
Grey Bushchat
Daurian Redstart x 4
Grey-backed ThrushLanceolated Warbler
Pallas's Leaf Warbler  
Dusky Warbler x4
YBW  x4
Asian Brown Flycatcher.
Chinese Starling x 8

21 Nov
Mountain Tailorbird
Siberian Rubythroat
Daurian Redstart x 3
Grey-backed thrush x 2
Chinese Blackbird x 2
Wryneck

Cheers
Mike
Author: John Holmes    Time: 22/11/2013 14:14

All great stuff, especially for a roundabout.

Mountain Tailorbirds seem to be everywhere this autumn.
Author: kmike    Time: 19/12/2013 09:20     Subject: Little Curlew

Yesterday a Little Curlew was found (by Geoff Carey) at the Nine Eagles Golf Course at Chek Lap Kok and seen again this morning.

This bird can be seen well from the left hand side of the verandah in front of the golf course. Please be reminded not to trespass onto the course itself.

Cheers
Mike K
Author: John Holmes    Time: 19/12/2013 12:24     Subject: Little Curlew

Somewhat against the light in the afternoon, but here it is:-

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Author: kmike    Time: 19/12/2013 14:19

The bird was still present at lunchtime, but had moved to the opposite side of the course and could be seen from the far end of the walkway that starts in the back left corner of terminal 2 (next to the lost property office).

As far as I can tell this is the first midwinter record for HK and possibly the first between the end of October and April.

Nice shot John!

Cheers
Mike

[ Last edited by kmike at 19/12/2013 14:35 ]
Author: lchunfai    Time: 19/12/2013 15:11

Thanks Michelle,Mike and Manson. Saw the bird at a distance.
Photo by iPhone:

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Author: kmike    Time: 23/12/2013 14:34

The Little Curlew was again present at lunchtime today.

It was again close to the clubhouse. It would best be looked for from the right hand corner of the verandah for anyone going today.

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 24/12/2013 14:12

. . .and again.
this time at the far end from the clubhouse.

Also present on the Magic Roundabout:

White's Thrush
Japanese Thrush 2
Grey-backed Thrush 4
Blue Rock Thrush

Wryneck

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 27/12/2013 14:52

More reward for being at work during Christmas week  . . . an unseasonal Grey-faced Buzzard flew over the Roundabout at lunchtime and was then hurried on its way by a couple of Large-billed Crows.

There were also 3 Little Ringed Plovers on the golf course.

Cheers
Mike

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Author: louislee    Time: 27/12/2013 17:48

May I know if the golf course is open to public ?

Do I need to pay entrance fee for just walking in ?
Author: John Holmes    Time: 27/12/2013 21:15     Subject: "Nine Eagles"

Hi Louis,

You can walk in to the clubhouse area - or drive in and park - but access to the course itself is restricted by security guards.

There is no entrance fee.

With luck you might see the Little Curlew from the front left corner of the clubhouse (next to Thai Restaurant) or -as Mike says above- leave Terminal 2 at level 5 near the lost property office and take the elevated walkway towards the Marriot Hotel/Expo area.

You can look onto the course from the east end of the walkway too, and also from a grassy lane outside the chain link fence to the west of the Golf Course.

On the 25th December the Little Curlew was in the area near the 2nd Tee. We saw it closest through the fence. It was okay for a view, but not good for photography....

John
Author: kmike    Time: 31/12/2013 14:57

More winter birds at the Magic Roundabout on 30 and 31 Dec

Eurasian Kestrel

Common Sandpiper

Wryneck

leucopsis x alboides White Wagtail
Daurian Redstart

White's Thrush
Chinese Blackbird
Grey-backed Thrush (at least 4)
Japanese Thrush -2
Blue Rock Thrush (pandoo and philippensis races)

Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Greenish Warbler

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 29/01/2014 20:31

A quieter start to the year until yesterday when 80 Heuglin's Gulls were in the Rambler Channel to the north of the airport.
There were still two present today at lunchtime today.

Of the 35 spp recorded so far in January the highlights were:

Little Ringed Plover - 2
Common Sandpiper

Wryneck

Leucopsis x alboides White Wagtail
Olive-backed Pipit - up to 7

Blue Rock Thrush
White's Thrush
Japanese Thrush
Grey-backed Thrush - up to 4
Chinese Blackbird

White-cheeked Starling

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 18/03/2014 20:43

A good day today on the grassy patches to the south of the terminal buildings:
Grey-headed Lapwing - 2
Swintail Snipe - 1
Common Sandpiper - 1
medium wader sp 1

Barn Swallow - 2
Olive-backed Pipit - 4
Richard's Pipit 4

Stejneger's Stonechat - 1
Chinese Blackbird - 1
Grey-backed Thrush - 1 (main roundabout)

Yellow-browed Warbler - 2

Silky Starling - 30

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 1/04/2014 19:09

N Roundabout HKIA
31 Mar

Black-crowned Night Heron 3
Swintail Snipe - 2

Yellow Wagtail - 1
Red-throated Pipit - 2
Richard's Pipit - 2
OBP - 9

Blue Rock Thrush (philippensis) - 1

Silky Starling - 30
White-shouldered Starling - 5

1 April

Black-crowned Night Heron - 3

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1
Dusky Warbler - 1

Narcissus Flycatcher - 1
Blue-and-white Flycatcher - 1

Common Magpie - 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 3/04/2014 22:10

3 April
Oriental Pratincole - 2
Little Ringed Plover - 1
Common Sandpiper - 2

Barn Swallow - 8
Leucopsis x alboides White Wagtail - 1
Ocularis White Wagtail - 1

Blue Rock Thrush philippensis - 1

YBW - 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher - 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 9/04/2014 21:26

a few migrants so far this week on the Magic Roundabout:

Tuesday 8th April
philippensis Blue Rock Thrush - 1
Pale-legged / Sakhalin Leaf Warbler - 1 (h)
Narcissus Flycatcher - 1m
Asian Brown Flycatcher - 1
OBP -2

Wednesday 9th April
Black-crowned night Heron - 7
Brown-headed Thrush - 1f (first for Chek Lap Kok)
Blue-and-white Flycatcher - 1m
Dusky Warbler - 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 24/04/2014 23:53

22 April

Cattle Egret 2
Oriental Pratincole
Pacific Swift 4


24 April 2014
more passage after ten sunny days with very little.

Chinese Pond Heron 2
Pacific Golden Plover
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike
Richard's Pipit
Yellow Wagtail 4
Brown Shrike

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Chestnut Bunting (m)

Cheers
Mike

[ Last edited by kmike at 24/04/2014 23:55 ]
Author: kmike    Time: 29/04/2014 20:58

28 April
House Swift
Red Turtle Dove
Grey Wagtail
Richard's Pipit 2


29 April

Little Curlew (golf course @ c. 2:00pm)
Grey Wagtail
leucopsis x alboides White Wagtail
Richard's Pipit 2

Cheers
Mike

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Author: kmike    Time: 30/04/2014 21:00

30 April

11 x Brown Shrike 3 x Arctic Warbler
1 x Dusky Warbler
1 x Y Wagtail

Cheers
Mike
Author: rosefinch    Time: 1/05/2014 23:30

1 May
Magic Round about + airport golf course


Little Curlew 1(golf course)
Brown shrike 5
Richard pipits 3

Thanks to K Mike who posted the news so that I can finally ticked the little curlew, though I failed last Dec.

Cheers!!!
Author: kmike    Time: 2/05/2014 19:43

Congratulations Rosefinch!

2 May

The Little Curlew was seen again on the golf course at least up to 1:45 from the walkway out of the northeast corner of terminal 2
27 Brown Shrikes
4 Yellow Wagtail (simillima)
Arctic Warbler 2

Cheers
Mike K
Author: rosefinch    Time: 3/05/2014 00:52

Thanks you, K Mike!

For those who might look for the Little Curlew: on May 1 around 3:30pm, I have a fairly close encounter
(about 30-40 meters) with the curlew, at right hand-side of the restaurant,
i.e. on the grassland at right hand side of the entrance gate of the golf club. Good luck!

Cheers
Meiling

[ Last edited by rosefinch at 3/05/2014 00:54 ]
Author: kmike    Time: 7/08/2014 21:23

Summer is officially over - the first Yellow-rumped Flycatcher of the autumn was at the Magic Roundabout at lunchtime today. Last year my first was on 21 Aug - 14 days later.  This is the second-earliest record, following two at Mai Po on 2nd August last autumn.

Cheers,
Mike K

[ Last edited by kmike at 7/08/2014 21:29 ]
Author: kmike    Time: 20/08/2014 20:19

A Pacific Golden Plover, two Little Ringed Plovers and three Barn Swallows were on the airport golf course at lunchtime today.
Cheers
Mike K
Author: kmike    Time: 26/08/2014 21:19

A Brown Shrike was at the Magic Roundabout at lunchtime today. It was chased off by a Long-tailed Shrike. A Barn Swallow was the only other migrant.

Cheers
Mike
Author: tsheunglai    Time: 26/08/2014 21:49

Mike

watch out for good birds around Mid-autumn festival. Drongo cuckoo's 2nd record was found around this time of the year. Coming Friday possibly a good day, after rainy/cloudy/unsettled weather day.


Tai
Author: kmike    Time: 28/08/2014 22:40

Drongo Cuckoo is definitely one I look out for at this time of year Mr Tai.

Today - and pretty unexpected - a beautiful white-headed Black-winged Stilt was on the golf course at lunchtime.

Cheers
Mike
Author: tsheunglai    Time: 29/08/2014 21:34

A autumn first of its kind.

Soon flocking the whole Deep Bay nearshore.

Cheers.

Tai
Author: kmike    Time: 1/09/2014 19:12

An Asian Paradise Flycatcher and nine Yellow Wagtails were at the Magic Roundabout at lunchtime today.

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 18/09/2014 21:02

After a few quiet days  . . .


Yellow Wagtail - 4

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Dark-sided Flycatcher (my first at this site)
Grey-streaked Flycatcher
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler


Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 19/09/2014 23:18

Another good lunchtime at the Roundabout:

Pechora Pipit

Arctic Warbler - 2
Pale-legged / Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Zitting Cisticola

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Dark-sided Flycatcher

Cheers
Mike
Author: tsheunglai    Time: 20/09/2014 21:11

Mike

Your roundabout is really a mini-Po Toi.

Tai
Author: kmike    Time: 23/09/2014 00:38

Another good day on the Roundabout

Black-naped Oriole
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Brown Shrike
Grey Wagtail x 3
Pechora Pipit

Arctic Warbler x 2
Pale-legged /Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Drak-sided Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher x 2

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 2/10/2014 21:36

A quieter week than the previous, but a few new migrants appeared on Monday and Tuesday:

Cattle Egret 11
Red Turtle Dove 2
Richard's Pipit 3
Yellow Wagtail 2

Yellow-browed Warbler
Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Brown Shrike (there seem to be very few records this autumn)

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 6/10/2014 21:23

22 species include some good records for Chek Lap Kok:

Grey Heron - 2
Great Egret - 9
Little Egret - 7

Greater Coucal - 1
Black Drongo - 1
Hair-crested Drongo - 1

Richard's Pipit - 5

Stejneger's Stonechat - 1m

Dusky Warbler - 2 first of the autumn
Oriental Reed Warbler - 1

Asian Brown Flycatcher - at least 2 and probably 3


Cheers
Mike K
Author: kmike    Time: 10/10/2014 20:34

A few more for the roundabout:
Grey Heron 5
Great Egret 7
Cattle Egret 2

Wryneck
Brown Shrike
Richard's Pipit 8
Red-throated Pipit 2

Stejneger's Stonechat 2

Arctic Warbler
Dusky Warbler

Asian Brown Flycatcher 4

Cheers
Mike K
Author: kmike    Time: 15/10/2014 20:55

Two more good days;

14 Oct

Lugens White Wagtail
Red-throated Pipit 7
Richard's Pipit - 12

Wryneck
Brown Shrike
Hair-crested Drongo

Blue Rock Thrush
Taiga Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Arctic Warbler
Dusky Warbler x2

15 Oct
Great Egret x3
Little Egret
Chinese Pond heron
Black Kite 4

Moorhen

Red Turtle Dove
Hair-crested Drongo
Wryneck
Red-throated Pipit 6
Richard's Pipit 10

Daurian Redstart m
Greenish Warbler 2
Arctic Warbler 2
Dusky warbler 6
YBW
Asian Brown Fly 3

Cheers
Mike K
Author: kmike    Time: 23/10/2014 22:48

20 Oct

Black Drongos 1
Eurasian Woodcock
Red Turtle Dove
Wryneck

Red-throated Pipit 2
Richard's Pipit 4

Arctic Warbler 2
Dusky Warbler 2
Plain Prinia 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher 4   
Greenish Warbler

21 Oct

Hoopoe
Wryneck
White-breasted Kingfisher
House Swift 2
Richard's Pipit 6
Red-throated Pipit

Black Drongo 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher


23 Oct


Japanese Sparrowhawk

ocularis White Wagtail
Richard's Pipit

Daurian Redstart (m)
Black-browed Reed Warbler
Plain Prinia
Dusky Warbler 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Black Drongo 2
Hair-crested Drongo

White-shouldered Starling  4
Black-faced Bunting 2

Cheers
Mike

[ Last edited by kmike at 24/10/2014 08:27 ]
Author: kkoel    Time: 24/10/2014 08:38

Mike your records are truly remarkable! May I ask if your records are from the roundabout exclusively, or also surrounding regions in the airport area too?
Author: kmike    Time: 24/10/2014 21:40

More good birds at lunchtime today Koel:
Siberian Rubythroat (m)

Oriental Reed Warbler
Black-browed Reed Warbler
Lanceolated Warbler  2
Pallas' Grasshopper Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Dusky Warbler 2

Black-naped Monarch (another patch tick)

Black Drongo 2

Koel you can find a map of my route on my Birdforum thread here:

http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=436246&d=1365342486

All the birds are seen on this route, plus along the southern edge of the golf course.

Cheers
Mike

[ Last edited by kmike at 24/10/2014 21:41 ]
Author: kkoel    Time: 25/10/2014 08:31

Thanks Mike! I shall try this some time!
Author: wazy    Time: 24/11/2014 11:01

I made a trip to the ropundabout on Nov. 22, it was good....

Olive-backed pipit  x 6
Durian Redstart M + F
A warbler, still looking for the ID X1

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Author: kmike    Time: 30/03/2015 20:01

After a bit of a gap  . . .
Narcissus Flycatcher - 1 male
White-shouldered Starling - 30

Last week I had a total of 38 Oriental Pratincoles and other good birds have included a Great Crested Grebe, Buff-bellied Pipit, an overwintering Wryneck, Northern Lapwing, Verditer and a range of the commoner thrushes.

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 3/09/2015 10:48

A very good early autumn period at the Magic Roundabout over the last 2 weeks:

Grey-headed Lapwing      1 on 17 Aug
Black-winged Stilt       1 on 1 Sept
Pacific Golden Plover    2 on 28
Little Ringed Plover        3 on 28 Aug, 6 on 31 Aug
Common Sandpiper         1 on 14 Aug, 2 on 1 Sept

Common Kingfisher        1 on 14 Aug, 1 on 31 Aug
Wh.-breasted Kingfisher  1 on 28, 31Aug, @ sept
House Swift             22 on 14 Aug (patch high count)

Hoopoe:                 26 Aug: One picked up injured. Sent to KFBG for Rehab (video here). Anyone heard the rasping call it gives on 10 seconds before? Also 1 on 31 Aug and 1 Sept

Stejneger's Stonechat    1 on 31 Aug
Arctic Warbler           2 on 26 Aug
Asian Brown Flycatcher   1 on 31 Aug

Richard's Pipit          1 on 28 Aug
Yellow Wagtail sp.       1 on 18 Aug
  taivana                2 on 28 7 on 31 Aug, 1 on 1 Sept
  tschutchensis   1 on 1 Sept
leucopsis x alboides W Wag 1 on 20 Aug

Daurian Starling         1m on 28 Aug (first record for HKIA) , 5 on 31 Aug, 1m on 1 Sept (total 7 birds)
Wh.-sh'ldered Starling   2 on 28 Aug

Pin-tailed Whydah        1 on 1 Sept (an escape, but the first record for HKIA)


Cheers
Mike

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Author: louislee    Time: 3/09/2015 12:24

A nice collection of records.

May I ask if the waders and shorebirds are seen on the turf or just flying by?
Author: kmike    Time: 3/09/2015 12:49

Hi Louis

The waders are on the turf and in the drained are of the ponds.

Please not this site is not open to the public. It can still be viewed from the walkway that leads from the northeast corner of Terminal 2 towards the Marriott Hotel and Asiaworld Expo.

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 9/09/2015 21:51

More good migrants again at the Roundabout:

Black-crowned Night Heron 5
Grey Heron 1
Chinese Pond heron 2
Cattle Egret 1

Swintail Snipe 1
Green Sandpiper 1
Long-toed Stint 1
Little Ringed Plover 12
Common Sandpiper 3

Red Turtle Dove
Common Kingfisher

Eastern Yellow Wagtail 12
Richard's Pipit 1

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher 3
Eastern Crowned Warbler 1
Zitting Cisticola 2

Yellow-breasted Bunting 1
Author: kmike    Time: 10/09/2015 20:47

10 September 2015
Intermediate Egret (first for Chek Lap Kok) 1
Great Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Black-crowned Night Heron 1


Long-toed Stint (juv) 1
LRP 6
Common Sandpiper 1

Common Kingfisher 1
White-throated Kingfisher 1
Red Turtle Dove 3

Eastern Yellow Wagtail 12

Zitting Cisticola 3
Oriental Reed Warbler 1

Asian Brown Flycatcher 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 19/09/2015 18:23

13 - 18 Sept


Grey Heron 2
Intermediate Egret 2
Cattle Egret 3

Black-winged Stilt 1

Red Turtle Dove 1,3, 2
White-throated Kingfisher 1
Wryneck 1
Eastern Yellow Wagtail - up to 25

Eastern Crowned Warbler 1
Arctic Warbler 2
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 1
Yellow-bellied Prinia 1
Zitting Cisticola - up to 3

Asian Brown Flycatcher 1

Black-naped Oriole 1
White-shouldered Starling 1

Cheers
Mike
Author: tsheunglai    Time: 19/09/2015 19:09

Mike

It seems the roundabout has every genus of birds.

S L Tai
Author: subbuteo    Time: 19/09/2015 22:19

There can't be many roundabouts in the world to compare... what does the patch total stand at now?

Dylan
Author: kmike    Time: 20/09/2015 00:33

145 now Dylan - you can follow the day by day update here: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=3283040#post3283040

Cheers
Mike
Author: kmike    Time: 26/09/2015 22:50

Another good week:

Monday 21 September
Chinese Pond Heron 2
Cattle Egret 4
Wryneck
White-throated Kingfisher 2
Black-Naped Oriole
Red Turtle Dove 4
Blue Rock Thrush  fall of 5 birds inc one male pandoo and one imm male philippensis
Sakhalin/Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Plain Prinia
Asian Brown Flycatcher


Thursday 24 September

Cattle Egret4
Little Egret
Great Egret 22
Black-crowned Night Heron 2
Grey Heron
Black-winged Stilt
Wood Sandpiper 2
Little Ringed Plover 3
Swintail Snipe
Common Snipe
Red Turtle Dove
House Swift
Barn Swallow
Wryneck 2
Plaintive Cuckoo
Black-capped Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Yellow Wagtail 12
Richard's Pipit
pandoo Blue Rock Thrush
Oriental Reed Warbler
Zitting Cisticola 2
Arctic Warbler
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Brown Shrike
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Black Drongo
White-shouldered Starling 16

Black-collared Starling
Crested Myna
Black Kite
leucopsis White Wagtail
Magpie Robin
Chinese Bulbul
Crested Bulbul
Tree Sparrow
Scaly-breasted Munia  
Long-tailed Shrike
Spotted Dove

Cheers
Mike
Author: kkoel    Time: 29/09/2015 21:29     Subject: Magic Roundabout

28/9/2015 pm

Styan's Grasshopper Warbler (first-winter) x1
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (adult) x1
Wryneck x1
Kestrel x1
Richard's Pipit x2
Asian Brown Flycatcher x4
Arctic Warbler x2

[ Last edited by kkoel at 29/09/2015 23:19 ]
Author: kkoel    Time: 1/10/2015 21:03

1/10/2015

Two-barred Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Wryneck
Dollarbird
Black-naped Monarch
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown Shrike
Kestrel
Author: SamYui    Time: 3/10/2015 12:43

Yellow-billed grosbeak 黑尾蠟嘴雀
Asian Brown Flycatcher X5
Arctic Warbler ??
27/9/2015 17:00pm

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Author: leo2012    Time: 3/10/2015 22:33

29-09-2015

Black-naped Monarch

Asian Brown Flycatcher x 3
Grey Streaked Flycatcher
Arctic Warbler x 2
Black-crowned night heron



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