kmatthew

Wow! Well done Eric, very nice set of records, Black Bulbul is very good, and Small Niltavas are turning up everywhere this winter! For the unknown, I am going to go with juvenile Asian Brown Flycatcher, but I am not entirely sure about the dark ear coverts, never seen any quite like that, but the bill shape supports Asian Brown. The warbler is a Yellow-browed Warbler.

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kmatthew

9/12/2014

Much inspired by Eric, I decided to give Bride's Pool a morning of birding. Results were pretty astonishing, this site might become my regular to go list in the future! Large variety and quantity of fruiting trees looks very promising, birds were certainly gorging themselves on those. I also birded Chung Mei on the way back, nothing much except a single female Plumbeous Redstart, this seems to be one of the most regular wintering site for this species.

Bride's Pool trail > 7:45am - 12:00pm

Olive-backed Pipit




Grey Wagtail
Scarlet Minivet
Orange-bellied Leafbird x1 (feeding on a fruiting tree on the trail towards Bride's Pool falls briefly before flying off)
Chinese Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Chestnut Bulbul
Red-flanked Bluetail x1
Daurian Redstart x4
Plumbeous Redstart x1 (a single female at the 1st bridge, showed well)








Grey-backed Thrush
Blue Whistling Thrush
Asian Stubtail
Goodson's Leaf Warbler x4




Pallas's Leaf Warbler (in very good numbers)
Yellow-browed Warbler
Cinerous Tit


Mugimaki Flycatcher x1 (at the picnic area next to the 1st bridge)


Small Niltava x1 (1st picnic area, go left towards the trail to waterfall, 1st hairpin. Only showed very briefly before dissapearing)


Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher


Black-naped Monarch x1
Streaked-breasted Scimitar Babbler
Greater-necklaced Laughingthrush (heard)
Hwamei (heard)
Rufous-capped Babbler


Blue-winged Minla
Pygmy Wren Babbler (heard)
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker


Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Fork-tailed Sunbird
Japanese White-eye

Mystery bird was seen at 1st picnic area, next to the speed camera by the Bride's Pool Road.


Chung Mei > 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Daurian Redstart x2
Blue Whistling Thrush
Plumbeous Redstart x1 (another female)


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kmatthew

Hi John, Chung Mei is another picnic area before Brides Pool when you come from Tai Mei Tuk. There's a turn off there that leads to a car park area with a few toilet stand, there you can cross a bridge where water goes into the reservoir, walk in through a path along side a rocky river, the Plumbeous Redstart(s) are usually there. Few years back there was a Thrush fest with Orange-headed Thrush and Sclay Thrush all a few steps away! Good times.



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