tgraham

Mai Po
3-12-2006

Having missed the Water Rail the previous evening despite picking up yet another speeding ticket trying to get there on time I managed to see it today after a two hours wait its on pond 21 (#346)

An added bonus was Carrion Crow (#347) which I saw in the early morning and evening. The best place and time to see this uninspiring bird (sorry if I have offended any crow enthusiasts) is at the top end of pond 20 from the Cotton Pygmy Goose hide at about 4pm. The Crows gather there before flying off to roost.

I also saw Durian Jackdaw at Lut Chut. It appears to spend the day there although it can be hard to find

The target of 350 is so close but I leave HK on vacation on the 22nd December so I only have 18 days to see three more year ticks. Possible but unlikely but I will be out trying.

HK Twitcher

tgraham

Due to Mai Po being closed last winter I missed a number of birds.

I still have a chance of seeing any of the following. Its a long list so you would think it was possible to see three of them but I doubt it. I was out looking for Jay again this morning no luck I don't think they occur in HK any more.

001        Pacific Loon
004        Horned Grebe
031        Black Stork
032        Oriental Stork
033        Black-headed Ibis
034        Glossy Ibis
038        Greylag Goose
039        Ruddy Shelduck
042        Mandarin Duck
048        Green - winged Teal
054        Common Pochard
055        Baer's Pochard
059        Velvet Scoter
060        Common Goldeneye
061        Smew
062        Red-breasted Merganser
066        Black-winged Kite
068        Brahminy Kite
070        Eurasian Black Vulture
084        Mountain Hawk Eagle
092        Common Crane
114        Common Ringed Plover
115        Long-billed Plover
132        Lesser Yellowlegs
154        Pectoral Sandpiper
166        Yellow-legged Gull
167        Slaty-backed Gull
168        Glaucous-winged Gull
169        Glaucous Gull
170        Pallas's Gull
171        Brown-headed Gull
174        Slender-billed Gull
175        Little Gull
177        Black-legged Kittiwake
190        Ancient Murrelet
198        White-bellied Green Pigeon
211        Grass Owl
218        Short-eared Owl
224        Common Swift
227        Crested Kingfisher
232        Collared Kingfisher
240        Rufous- bellied Woodpecker
241        Rufous Woodpecker
242        Grey-headed Woodpecker
243        Bay Woodpecker
246        Greater Short-toed Lark
248        Oriental Skylark
280        Japanese Waxwing
281        Japanese Robin
288        Black Redstart
291        Slaty-backed Forktail
294        Pied Wheatear
295        White-throated Rock Thrush
299        Orange-headed Thrush
311        Chinese Babax
324        Pale-footed Bush Warbler
338        Blunt-winged Warbler
339        Blyth's Reed Warbler
341        Thick-billed Warbler
342        Booted Warbler
348        Chiffchaff
362        Grey - crowned Warbler
363        Bianchi's Warber
364        Chestnut-crowned Warbler
365        Rufous-faced Warbler
376        Rufus - gorgeted Flycatcher
379        Fujian Niltava
392        Plain Flowerpecker
396        Chestnut-flanked White-eye
398        Crested Bunting
399        Grey - necked Bunting
403        Yellow-browed Bunting
404        Rustic Bunting
405        Yellow-throated Bunting
408        Black-headed Bunting
411        Japanese Reed Bunting
413        Common Reed Bunting
415        Grey-capped Greenfinch
419        Japanese Grosbeak
422        Chestnut Munia
425        Baya Weaver
426        Chestnut -tailed Starling
430        Rose-coloured Starling
441        Eurasian Jay

HK Twitcher

tgraham

19-12-2006

Mai Po 15.30-17.00

Ferruginous Duck 1
Pochard 4 (#348)
Lesser White fronted Goose 2


HK Twitcher

tgraham

22-12-2006

06.45-09.00

A last desperate bid to find one more year tick failed

The only bird of note was a Common Pochard on pond 20

Therefore I'm stuck on 349 for the year

I fly out today and return on the 3rd January when I start again ........ just joking once is enough

HK Twitcher