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Author: clementlaw    Time: 22/06/2013 23:50     Subject: Land bird at Mai Po for ID please

Land bird taken at Tam Kon Chau, Mai Po on 17.Jun.2013.
Flipped thru' Birds of HK & South China a couple times, but still can't ID.  Appreciate some help from the experts, please.  Many thanks!


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Author: kmike    Time: 23/06/2013 00:12

Adult and juvenile White-cheeked Starling.

This is an interesting breeding record.


Cheers
Mike K
Author: clementlaw    Time: 23/06/2013 00:40

Thank you, Mike.
Author: ajohn    Time: 24/06/2013 18:17

Although they were always previously winter visitors, there are a few White-cheeked and Red-billed Starlings around Mai Po this summer, including juveniles. The same has also happened in recent years, and both species are now become regular in Deep Bay in summer as well as winter.
Author: wcaptain    Time: 27/06/2013 09:38

About 15 Red-billed Starlings were seen at Futian NR, Shenzhen on 1 June. Some likely to be juv. So they are now residents in the Deep Bay area
Author: ajohn    Time: 27/06/2013 14:57

I saw four Red-billed Starlings in Macau a couple of weeks ago as well, so they are also spending the summer there now.
Author: ajohn    Time: 29/06/2013 13:31

I saw about 90 White-cheeked Starlings yesterday evening along the Mai Po Access Road, including a number of juveniles.




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