thinfor

I'm not aiming to challenge how many HK records for this cute Cotton Pygmy-goose but just want to share to all of you something from previous bird reports.  Experienced birders are very welcome to share their previous happy moments when they first saw the pygmy-goose.  The habitat and the surrounding environment at that time would be very interesting to our new beginners.  

Quote from The Hong Kong Bird Report 1974

48x. Cotton Teal
A female or clipse bird at Mai Po on 23 October.  This is the second Colony record.

Look at the date.  Even it's already 35 years ago, the pygmy-gooses seem to be quite 'punctual'.

thinfor

Thanks PWMK for your further information for the records!  

Ha, from the bird records, it looks as if it's an IQ question -

1) 23rd October, 1974
2) 31st October, 1976 (2 years?)
3) 29th October, 2006 (30 years?)
4) 24th October, 2009 (3 years?)
5) Oct, 20??

In this case, the logic might be another 30 years for the 5th record, i.e. 2039?! and then 6th one 4 (3+1 years) years after, i.e. 2043?!    Oh no please!!!
(just daydreaming, don't believe it...)

BTW, from 1974 report, 23Oct74 was just the 2nd record?!  Then for the first one was...?    Very interesting...

thinfor

I love the first shot.  The water drops from the pygmy goose just froze in the air!

[ Last edited by thinfor at 26/10/2009 08:15 ]

thinfor

Thanks very much for your detailed information for the records!