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Author: cyanophile Time: 2/11/2013 22:44 Subject: Mount Davis -autumn 2013

Mount Davis -autumn 2013

2013-11-1 7:30-12:30 Sunny 21.3-29.6 degree

Chestnut-eared bunting
Little bunting
Blacked-naped Monarch
Daurian Redstart (F)
Palla'a Leaf Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler

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Author: wgeoff Time: 8/11/2013 07:05

Mount Davis Wednesday 6th November – a good day.

An overflying migrant Oriental Honey Buzzard at the Youth Hostel was chased off by Black Kites

Later a Japanese Sparrowhawk at the top, a Dark-sided Flycatcher and two Tristram’s Buntings on the way down. The photos of the Tristram’s Buntings failed but I did get one of the flycatcher

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Author: wgeoff Time: 13/11/2013 22:30

Mount Davis - 13th November

In the drizzle, at the top, a single Brambling and at least seven Olive-backed Pipits

The Brambling was making a very distinctive call which I have heard before on Po Toi

http://www.geoffwelch46.com/Brambling call.mp3

Also two Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike.
Wintering flocks of Chinese Bulbul can now be seen here and elsewhere, and numbers of Japanese White-eye have also increased considerably this week.

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Author: wgeoff Time: 15/11/2013 12:50

Mount Davis Friday 15th November

Greenish Warbler
Chestnut Bulbul
Chestnut Bunting 6
Black-faced Bunting 8

The buntings were at the top, the warbler close to the Youth Hostel.

Author: cyanophile Time: 17/11/2013 21:55

Mount Davis

2013-11-14 (Thurs)
Brambling
Chestnut Bunting
Black-faced Bunting
Black-winged Cuckoo Shrike
Daurian Redstart
Red-flanked Bluetail (F)
Grey Treepie

Besides, I saw a flycatcher with yellow lowerpart and only little orangish at the throat, black upperpart and a clear white brow that was quite long. I didn't observe the white patch on its wing. I am not sure whether it is a Yellow-rumped Flycatcher or a Mugimaki Flycatcher male. I saw this bird when I walked down a bit from the hostel. It was with a bird wave.

Identification of the Buntings is discussed in the following post:
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... &extra=page%3D1

2013-11-17 (Sun)
Narcissus Flycatcher
Chestnut Bunting x 3
Little Bunting x 3
Oriental Turtle Dove x 6
Thrush sp. x 8
Black-naped monarch (heard its call for several times)
Black-winged Cuckoo Shrike
Daurian Redstart

The flock of thrush flew to and fro the trees on the sides of the path (the path that runs from the top of the hill to the hostel). For me they were hard to observe. I could only observe the orange flanks of one of those thrushes =.=

There was a bird I couldn't identify (shown in photos below). Probably an Eyebrowed Thrush?

By the way, some workers were trimming the grass on the top of the hill.

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Author: kmike Time: 18/11/2013 07:25

Your thrush looks like Eye-browed to me.

It's good to see a good range of species this autumn from a site that has gone in and out of favour over the last 20 years.

Cheers
Mike K

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