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24 participants started at Kwun Tong at 08:00. We went south through the Tathong Channel and around Waglan Island, arriving at Po Toi at about 10:40. Highlights were five species of tern and a rather ragged mystery
murrelet. This was possibly Japanese (Crested) Murrelet, which would be a “First” for HK if accepted. Hopefully, pictures of this much-photographed bird will be posted elsewhere on these bulletin boards.  

Three Chinese Goshawks showed well near the Ferry Pier, and a lucky few saw Brown Hawk Owl in the woods.

After picking up four more passengers at the island, from 13:30 we went south towards the edge of HK waters. There were good numbers of terns throughout out the afternoon. We also had views of Streaked and Short-tailed Shearwaters.  Distant, dark, hawk-like shapes were identified at first as more Brown Hawk Owls until we came upon one of these birds up close and found it was a Grey Nightjar !

We returned to Aberdeen around 17:30 up the east Lamma Channel. A great day out and a proper “Team Effort”.  Thanks to everyone for their good humour and enthusiasm.  

Please feel free to make any corrections or additions to the list below…

Japanese Murrelet        1
Short-tailed Shearwater 短尾鸌        1
006        白額鸌        Streaked Shearwater        1
217        鷹鴞        Brown Hawk Owl         1 on Po Toi, 6? over sea
219        普通夜鷹        Grey Nightjar        3+
139        紅頸瓣蹼鷸        Red-necked Phalarope        294+
161.5        短尾賊鷗        Arctic Jaeger        2
Jaeger  sp        3
178        鬚浮鷗        Whiskered Tern        28+
179        白翅浮鷗        White-winged Tern        750+
180        鷗嘴噪鷗        Gull-billed Tern        2
182        普通燕鷗        Common Tern        15+
185        白腰燕鷗        Aleutian Tern        10+
186        褐翅燕鷗        Bridled Tern        1
189        大鳳頭燕鷗        Greater Crested Tern        1
                       
067        黑鳶 (麻鷹)        Black Kite        30+
076        赤腹鷹        Chinese Goshawk        3
209        褐翅鴉鵑        Greater Coucal        2
229        普通翠鳥        Common Kingfisher        1
231        藍翡翠        Black-capped Kingfisher        2
251        家燕        Barn Swallow        2
262        北鷚        Pechora Pipit        1
270        紅耳鵯        Red-whiskered Bulbul        6
271        白頭鵯        Chinese Bulbul        2
278        紅尾伯勞        Brown Shrike        2
287        鵲鴝        Oriental Magpie Robin        5
298        紫嘯鶇        Blue Whistling Thrush        2
312        黑臉噪(眉鳥)        Masked Laughingthrush        5
356        極北柳鶯        Arctic Warbler        1
367        斑胸鶲        Grey-streaked Flycatcher        2
397        暗綠繡眼鳥        Japanese White-eye        p
433        黑領椋鳥        Black-collared Starling        2
436        八哥        Crested Myna        p
437        黑枕黃鸝        Black-naped Oriole        2
438        黑卷尾        Black Drongo        2
444        喜鵲        Common Magpie        2

Waders sp        10+