kmike

The "Western" Water Rail was seen again today on Pond 21. It was only seen late in the day - from 4:30 onward owing to the fact that this pond takes a long time to drain after the high tide.

The Daurian Jackdaw was aso seen in the same area.

Cheers
Mike K

kmike

A good range of quality birds today:


Black-faced Spoonbill - 50 +
Lesser White-fronted Goose (pond 8 )
Gadwall - 3
Lesser Tree Duck - 1

Eastern Marsh Harrier 5
Osprey 3
Buzzard - 3
Imperial Eagle - 1 imm
Greater Spotted Eagle - 1 imm
Besra - 1

Saunders Gull - 5

Daurin Jackdaw - 1
Carrion Crow - 1

Cheers
Mike K

kmike

This afternoon during the waterfowl roost count a male Falcated Duck and a female Baikal Teal were seen on Pond 20 around 5:30pm

There was also a Red-throated Flycatcher in the casuarinas.

Cheers
Mike K

kmike

A short visit for the midday high tide produced the following:

Black-faced Spoonbill - 5

Spotted Eagle - 1 ad (16/17)
Eastern Marsh Harrier - 2
Peregrine - 1 or 2

Ferruginous Duck - 1 (15b)
Lesser Treeduck - 1 (15b)
Gadwall - 10 (16)
Common Shelduck 10 (boardwalk)

Long-billed Dowitcher - 1
Red Knot - 5
Great Knot - 20
Whimbrel - 1
Barwit - 3

Heuglin's Gulls 50+
Saunders' Gull 60+

Pale Martin - 1 (first of the spring?)

Cheers
Mike K

kmike

Two good days at Mai Po:

The first, Saturday 24th Feb produced a wonderful combination at Pond 3.

First a Greater Spotted Eagle flew over and flushed out a Bonelli's Eagle and an Imperial Eagle. Then we found the Lesser White-fronted Geese on the edge of a big group of Cormorants and another immature Imperial Eagle perched in a tree above the pond. Not bad for 2 minutes birding!

There were good numbers of waders on the Scrape including the same Long-billed Dowitcher as Thursday (and Gary Chow saw Nordmann's Greenshank), and at the suth end of the reserve two adult Imperials Eagles, another Greater Spotted Eagle and thelong-staying Carrion Crow.

There were also a Red-rumped Swallow and a Pacific Swift  amongst good numbers of Huse Swifts and Barn Swallows on Lut Chau, and lots of Saunders' Gulls  and 220 Heuglin's Glls from the Boardwalk.

Today the Carrion Crow and Daurian Jackdaw were on the southern edge of Pond 20 along with 30 or more Collared Crows, two Large-billed Crows and a few Eurasian Magpies.

Cheers
Mike K