20/12/2008 Morning
A good day for babblers and a bad day for flycatchers and thrushes, though it was a nice day of birding with plenty of bird waves which kept us occupied.
Species includes: a Striatd Heron at the dam, a Crested Goshawk at the botanic garden, one
Bay Woodpecker heard on the way down at 1:00pm, Great Barbet heard, Grey-throated Minivets, Pallas's Leaf Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Mountain Tailorbirds amongst bird waves(at least 2 in each), Red-billed Leiothrix, Rufous-capped Babbler(a flock of 20 two feet away from me at one point!!), Grey-cheecked Fulvetta, Blue-winged Minla,
Striated Yuhina(flock of 20-30), White-beliied Yuhina, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Yellow-cheecked Tit, Fork-tailed Sunbird, Flowerpecker sp. & a "Short-tailed Shrike". The only thrush sp. we saw was a possible Brown-headed Thrush but it was too quick for us to identify clearly!!
"Short-Tailed Shrike"
Striated Yuhina
Yellow-cheecked Tit
Grey-cheecked Fulvetta
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