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Author: wcaptain    Time: 16/02/2015 14:42     Subject: Wutongshan, Shenzhen 深圳梧桐山

觀察時間: 二零一五年二月十五日上午八時十五分至三時十五分左右。羅湖乘的士往返 (RMB45-50)。由北區風景區大閘進入及離開,沿車路上下山,最高到小梧桐休息區 (約650米高) ,走時取小路經泰山澗(Tarzan stream) 回大路。全程垂直高度約600米。開始時天色還可,上到650-500米高時很大霧: 小梧桐休息區能見度只有15米左右。下山半路中途有雨。觀察人員除本人外還有新晉觀鳥小生阿O。共紀錄50 種雀。觀鳥心情純看看此處樹林的鳥况。過往鳥類調查可見嘉道理2001年報告 (上google 可看到)。

整體而言,梧桐山鳥况尚可,雖沒鳥浪 (跟大埔滘很不一樣) ,林鳥分佈比較平均,主要集中在山上400-650高的次生林上。本次觀察聽到一種擬啄木鳥的叫聲,由於近年有人在大埔滘見到Black-browed Barbet,估計應為此鳥。跟大埔滘作粗略比較,發覺梧桐山沒有太多柳鶯 (事實上沒聽到黃眉柳鶯) ,也沒有”放生雀”絨額鴯及黃頰山雀,而且藍翅希鶥數量不多 (只看到兩三次每次一兩隻) 。另外黑領噪鶥數量頗多,還不太怕人。初步認為大埔滘及梧桐山的林鳥群落是有所分別。

The observation was made along the main road from the northern main gate between 8h15 and 15h15 on 15 Feb 2015. We (myself and another birder) took taxi from the Lowu Station (RMB 45-50 each way, depending on the traffic). The highest pt was 650 m (Little Wutong). The horizontal distance of this trip was about 600 m. It was quite misty between 500-650 m asl). We took the footpath to “tarzan stream” on the way back. No food was available at the kiosk at Little Wutong. A total of 50 bird species were seen. Don’t expect any new tick but just to take a look of a secondary forest so close to HK. The 2001 survey by KFBG can be made reference (available at google search).   

In general, birds were evenly seen and particular rich at secondary forest between 400 and 650 m asl. No bird wave was encountered. We heard one type of barbet calls. As Black-browed Barbet was recorded at Tai Po Kau 2014, it is suspected that these calls may be this species. A broad brush comparison with Tai Po Kau shows that leaf warblers (in particular Yellow-browed Warbler) are not very common at Wutongshan. In fact, we did not hear any calls of Yellow-browed Warbler. No velvet-fronted nuthatch and Yellow-cheeked Tit (both are captive origin) were recorded. Also, the abundance of Blue-winged Minla (also exotic) was also low at Wutongshan. However, the Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush was very common (and also tame). It appears that the bird community between Tai Po Kau and Wutongshan is different.   

1        65        Chinese Pond Heron+        池鷺        Ardeola bacchus        near the reservoir
2        81        Great Cormorant        普通鸕鷀        Phalacrocorax carbo        on the way
3        87        Black Kite        黑鳶        Milvus migrans        near the reservoir
4        91        Crested Serpent Eagle        蛇鵰        Spilornis cheela        Heard one at about 400 m
5        223        Spotted Dove+        珠頸斑鳩        Spilopelia chinensis        The entrance
6        261        House Swift+        小白腰雨燕        Apus nipalensis       
7        268        Common Kingfisher+        普通翠鳥        Alcedo atthis        At the reservoir
8        270        Pied Kingfisher        斑魚狗        Ceryle rudis        near the reservior
9        274        Great Barbet+        大擬啄木鳥        Megalaima virens        Heard and seen
10                Black-browed Barbet?                        Heard only at about 400 m asl. Not 100% sure about the identification, but definitely heard calls of another barbet species
11        287        Grey-chinned Minivet+        灰喉山椒鳥        Pericrocotus solaris       
12        288        Scarlet Minivet+        赤紅山椒鳥        Pericrocotus speciosus       
13        298        Hair-crested Drongo        髮冠卷尾        Dicrurus hottentottus       
14        305        Grey Treepie+        灰樹鵲        Dendrocitta formosae       
15        311        Large-billed Crow+        大嘴烏鴉        Corvus macrorhynchos       
16        317        Cinereous Tit+        蒼背山雀        Parus cinereous        Quite seen them in pairs and feeding over the road
17        323        Red-whiskered Bulbul+        紅耳鵯        Pycnonotus jocosus       
18        324        Chinese Bulbul+        白頭鵯        Pycnonotus sinensis       
19        326        Mountain Bulbul+        綠翅短腳鵯        Ixos mcclellandii       
20        327        Chestnut Bulbul+        栗背短腳鵯        Hemixos castanonotus       
21        328        Black Bulbul        黑短腳鵯        Hypsipetes leucocephalus       
22        335        Pygmy Wren-babbler        小鷦鶥        Pnoepyga pusilla        Heard only. Not recorded in the 2001 survey
23        337        Mountain Tailorbird+        金頭縫葉鶯        Phyllergates cuculatus       
24        339        Manchurian Bush Warbler        遠東樹鶯        Horornis borealis       
25        340        Brown-flanked Bush Warbler        強腳樹鶯        Horornis fortipes        Heard only at Tarzan Stream
26        341        Asian Stubtail        鱗頭樹鶯        Urosphena squameiceps       
27        350        Pallas's Leaf Warbler        黃腰柳鶯        Phylloscopus proregulus       
28        385        Yellow-bellied Prinia+        黃腹鷦鶯        Prinia flaviventris       
29        386        Plain Prinia        純色鷦鶯        Prinia inornata       
30        387        Common Tailorbird+        長尾縫葉鶯        Orthotomus sutorius       
31        389        Rufous-capped Babbler        紅頭穗鶥        Stachyridopsis ruficeps       
32        393        Chinese Hwamei+        畫眉        Garrulax canorus       
33        394        Masked Laughingthrush        黑臉噪鶥        Garrulax perspicillatus       
34        395        Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush+        黑領噪鶥        Garrulax pectoralis        Very common. Quite tame.
35        396        Black-throated Laughingthrush+        黑喉噪鶥        Garrulax chinensis       
36        398        Blue-winged Minla        藍翅希鶥        Minla cyanouroptera        Not too many individuals were seen compared with the population at Tai Po Kau. Surprisingly, this bird was not recorded in the 2001 survey.
37        400        Red-billed Leiothrix+        紅嘴相思鳥        Leiothrix lutea       
38        405        Japanese White-eye+        暗綠繡眼鳥        Zosterops japonicus       
39        418        Blue Whistling Thrush        紫嘯鶇        Myophonus caeruleus       
40        422        Grey-backed Thrush        灰背鶇        Turdus hortulorum        More than 5 birds at the lower part, esp near the entrance.
41        423        Japanese Thrush        烏灰鶇        Turdus cardis        A pair was seen at about 500 m asl.
42        439        Oriental Magpie Robin        鵲鴝        Copsychus saularis       
43        442        Daurian Redstart        北紅尾鴝        Phoenicurus auroreus        Rest area at Little Wutong.
44        466        Verditer Flycatcher        銅藍鶲        Eumyias thalassinus        One individual. At Tarzan stream
45        473        Fire-breasted Flowerpecker+        紅胸啄花鳥        Dicaeum ignipectus       
46        476        Fork-tailed Sunbird+        叉尾太陽鳥        Aethopyga christinae       
47        477        Eurasian Tree Sparrow+        樹麻雀        Passer montanus       
48        479        White-rumped Munia        白腰文鳥        Lonchura striata       
49        485        Grey Wagtail+        灰鶺鴒        Motacilla cinerea       
50        489        Olive-backed Pipit        樹鷚        Anthus hodgsoni

+: recorded at the 2001 survey in May

[ Last edited by wcaptain at 16/02/2015 16:24 ]
Author: wcaptain    Time: 16/02/2015 16:04

講真,指示一般,例如沒有中途指示及行步距離,很多時不知自己身在何處 The signage. Not much information is shown. It is better to put info about distance (or even a scaled map) in the the signages.


"Tarzan Stream" 泰山澗


Secondary woodland 路邊次生林



Author: ajohn    Time: 16/02/2015 18:41

Do you have more details or a description of the barbet call you heard? It would be very interesting if Chinese Barbet was present at Wutongshan (and for me would make it surprising that it was not reported in HK until this winter). Other barbets have been reported free-flying in HK (e.g. I have seen and heard Blue-throated) so it may be useful to be sure that it was not one of those other species.
Author: wcaptain    Time: 17/02/2015 09:39

Sorry, the calls were a bit far away. Our smart phones are not powerful enough to record them down.

I have heard similar barbet calls in Vietnam and Thailand. But can't tell the species. It is something like "glock glock". No up and down, and very plain.

Maybe other birders can search them.
Author: kmatthew    Time: 17/02/2015 22:11

A link to a Chinese barbet call comparison if anyone's interested. Spring is coming and I would think if there are any Chinese Barbets in TPK or anywhere in HK they might call.

http://www.xeno-canto.org/sounds ... gdongNanKunShan.mp3
Author: wcaptain    Time: 30/09/2015 09:48

26 Sept 2015 (Matthew, Tsz Chung and myself)

28 bird species. 1nteresting records
1. Silver-eared Mesia (probably the 3rd Guangdong record)
2. Japanese Paradise Flycatcher (in the same bird wave together with SP)
3. Speckled Piculet (in the same bird wave together with JPF)
4. Striated Yuhina (a flock of 30 birds)
5. Velvet fronted Nuthatch (heard only, not very common at Wutongshan)
Author: kmatthew    Time: 30/09/2015 11:29

Some photographs from the day, for full trip report please see: http://matthewkwanbirding.blogspot.hk/2015/09/forest-birds-research-wutong-shan.html

Greater-necklaced Laughingthrush


Crested Serpent Eagle


Chestnut-collard Yuhina


Japanese Paradise Flycatcher


Speckled Piculet





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