Today Tung Ping Chau was overrun with Brownish-flanked Bush Warblers. I could here their geiger counter sound everywhere I went--and they responded quite vigorously to spishing. I don't really understand this species. They seem common on Lamma, Po Toi and apparently abundant on Tung Ping Chau. But (despite much searching by me) unrecorded from Lung Fu Shan and seem rather rare in what seems appropriate habitat. Lam Tsuen Valley for example would seem to be ideal habitat for them.
Less than half a dozen thrushes in total.
3 Mountain Tailorbirds
17 Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
2 Russet Bush Warbler (heard and seen briefly)
1 Japanese Bush Warbler
1 Yellow-browed Warbler
1 Dusky Warbler
1 Japanese Thrush
1 Grey-backed Thrush
On the ferry
1 Common Black-headed Gull
1 distant large Gull
Here are some photos of different Brownish-flanked Bush Warblers. You can tell me they are Chinese, Pale Footed, Brown, Spotted Bush Warbler, or one of each.
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