Subject: [Outing] Mai Po Nature Reserve Outing 米埔自然保護區觀鳥活動 [Print This Page] Author: HKBWS Surveyor Time: 18/12/2007 10:36 Subject: Mai Po Nature Reserve Outing 米埔自然保護區觀鳥活動
Mai Po Nature Reserve Outing
Date: 27/1/2008 Sunday
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Gathering Time: 09:00
Gathering place: 09:00 Kowloon Tong MTR Station (Kent Road exit) or 10:00 Mai Po AFCD warden post
Departure time: coach leaves at 14:00 and back to Kowloon Tong at 15:00
Coach Fare: HK$40/Member; HK$60/Non-member; HK$20/Student Member (Non-members joining Mai Po Outing will have to pay the coach fare irrespective of whether they make use of the coach. Members not using the coach do not need to pay coach fare.)
Target Species: Ducks and raptors
Limited to 50 participants only - please return the registration form* together with the coach fare to HKBWS Office for registration. (Priority is given to HKBWS members and those participants who also use the above Registration Function above to record their registration.)
* According to the requirement of the Hong Kong Police and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, participants for the Mai Po activities should provide their full name and Hong Kong ID No. to register for the access to the Frontier Close Area and Mai Po Marshes
We will confirm the participants about 2 weeks before the outing whether their reservation application is accepted or not. Once the reservation is confirmed, we will not accept any withdrawal. All the registered participants are required to pay the prescribed fare, no matter they can attend the outing or not. If we cancel the outing due to inclement weather or special reason, the paid fare will be refunded to the participants.
The Activiites Enquiry Hotline / for contacting outing leaders at the event date only: 9845 2390.
Disclaimer
The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society shall have no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for expenditure or other liabilities arising from the activities.
The highlight of the day is a Spoonbill Sandpiper and Relict Gull from the boardwalk. We also got Pallas's Gull, and Slaty-backed Gull. One surprising thing is the lack of Common Teal.