brendank

Extremely quiet today. No flycatchers that I heard about.

1 Grey-faced Buzzard
1 Crested Goshawk
1 Red-necked Phalarope (from the ferry)

brendank

As Geoff promised, I'll add record photos of some of the seabirds seen this week

Ancient Murrelet

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22/04/2011 23:05

Arctic Skua

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22/04/2011 23:05

Greater Crested Tern (eating a Red Snapper?)

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22/04/2011 23:05

and one of the three Roseate Terns which are earliest date for HK

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22/04/2011 23:05

brendank

Agree in the picture it does seem to have the shape of a Little Tern.  Unfortunately, none of the other photos shows the head or wing pattern better.  The two terns passed directly overhead but caught me a bit by surprise. They seemed larger than Little Tern and they seemed to have very long tail feathers but now I am a bit less convinced of my impressions.

brendank

30 April 2011

1 Japanese Paradise Flycatcher (ties record late date for spring I beleive)
1 Mugimaki Flycatcher
2 Grey-streaked Flycatcher
3 Asian Brownflycatcher
1 Chinese Goshawk
1 Black-winged Cuckooshrike
1 Swinhoe's Minivet
2 Chinese Pond Herons
1 Black-capped Kingfisher

at least 100 Red-necked Phalaropes from the ferry

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30/04/2011 22:08

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30/04/2011 22:08

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30/04/2011 22:08

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brendank

Can add

2 Tristram's Bunting

Heard reports of Japanese Paradise and male Blue-and-white Flycatchers.

Photo of the Schrenck's Bittern.

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1/05/2011 23:02

brendank

As far as I am aware that is the first ever Ashy Drongo in May. Good find!