kpokuen

Aug 22, morning

-Blue throated flycatcher (male)


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ddavid

Is it possible for you to let us know where in Tai Po Kau you saw the flycatcher?

Cheers,

david

puppymic

Aug 22, morning

Asian Paradise Flycatcher X 1

Beetle

27 Aug afternoon
-Eastern Crowned Warbler

kpokuen

aug 29, morning

-blue throated flycatcher (male) X2
-asian paradise flycatcher

machick

Sept 16 had nice but hot walk in TPK.Not very many birds but
Highlights included:
V. good views of Pygmy Wren Babbler on entrance road.
Bay Woodpecker - heard
Chestnut Crowned Warbler in large mixed feeding flock. (Is this early for this bird?)
Thanks

wserene

blue-and-white flycatcher

kmike

Some good birds - I hadn't heard of anyone getting the woodpecker for a while, and Chestnut-crowned Warbler is by far the earliest record - they are usually a mid-winter bird.


Cheers
Mike

fatchun

19-9-2010 a very hot day with mist

Some highlight species:

Juv. Dark-sided Flycatcher X1
Mountain Tailorbird X2
Yellow-cheeked Tit X3
White-bellied Yuhina X1
Arctic Warbler X1
Pale-legged Warbler X1
Hainan Blue Flycatcher (heard)
And some flycatchers were heard but not seen

No Blue-throated Flycatcher was seen near the usual location today.

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fatchun

23-9-2010

Not so many birds were seen today.
But a Asian Paradise Flycatcher was just standing near the highway of Tai Po Road.

gary

23 Sept 2010
Dollarbird x1
Black-winged Cuckoo Shrike x2
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Arctic Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler

subbuteo

Bit quiet this afternoon- between 3.30 and 5.30 I only picked up on Eastern Crowned Warbler. Arctic Warbler and immature Sooty Flycatcher.  There was a mixed flock with some more warblers in it but I could only id the two species.  

Dylan

Beetle

A COOL walk today after the cold front.

Nothing special in the first two bird waves on the access road - usual nuthatches, a number of scarlet-backed flowerpeckers, Minlas, Yellow- cheeked Tits and Rufous-capeed Babblers.

Another bird-wave encountered near the broken bridge on the blue walk was much more exciting. I spotted my first Black-naped monach of the season inside those fulvettas and Yellow-cheeked Tits. Another Dark-sided Flycatcher caught my eyes seconds after. Also i had brief sight of an Asian Paradise Flycatcher on the other side of the stream.
The bird of the day (and probably the bird of the month for me) was a Black-throated Tit mixed inside the wave. It was in superb adult plumage. Seen at a distance, i was wondering what it was and thought of an Australian species (Eastern Spinebill) at first glance. Lucky enough to get a few poor record photos before it disappered inside the bird wave.





For those visiting in the weekend, pay extra attention to every bird wave!

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fatchun

20-10-2010
A good day for birding, nice weather and nice birds!

Highlights of today:

Asian Paradise Flycatcher
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
( This might be also a APF. The dark tone of color might be due to the strong background light)

Orange-headed Thrush
(It originally stood near the path that we had not recognised it. It was flushed by us and flew away from us.)

No black-throated tit, but today is such a very good day for me.

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Beetle

21-Oct-2010

Quite quiet this afternoon.

Only an adult Black-naped Oriole was seen, which is a little bit unusual for Tai Po Kau.
Also a shy robin-sized bird discovered by CO Wong in the outdoor education centre, singing at times, which i suspect it was a lesser shortwing after listening to recordings on the web.

for those who are interested, the song was exactly like the one in this video i found on the web.
http://ibc.lynxeds.com/video/les ... ing-position-follow

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subbuteo

I heard lesser shortwing singing this evening along the access road to TPK.

Dylan

Beetle

23 Oct 2010

I also heard lesser shortwing singing this afternoon (around 3:30pm) on the access road, but it was on the other side of the valley.

Could only pick up an Asian Paradise Flycatcher inside one of the bird-waves - seems the typhoon didn't bring in new birds to TPK.

kpokuen

29 Oct n 30 Oct, morning

-yellow browed warbler
-greenish warbler
-blyth's leaf warbler
-sulphur breasted warbler
-asian brown flycatcher
-sooty flycatcher
-japanese flycatcher
-mugimaki flycatcher
-blue n white flycatcher
-grey headed flycather
-chestnut bunting


-lesser shortwing

fatchun

31-10-2010
As I went TPK too late, the sun is strong today. Not much bird,
but a Male Chestnut Bunting was very brillant!
And I think there were two Bay woodpeckers calling.

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ypakwai

Quote:

Original posted by kpokuen at 31/10/2010 19:34
29 Oct n 30 Oct, morning

-yellow browed warbler
-greenish warbler
-blyth's leaf warbler
-sulphur breasted warbler
-asian brown flycatcher
-sooty flycatcher
-japanese flycatcher
-mugimaki flycatcher
- ...

真喺要封你做偶像

tsheunglai

Interested in the warblers PKK saw during weedend, I paid a visit to TPK today.

Only heard YB and a glimpse of one, nothing else. However, I was compensated to a large measure
by hearing and seeing a stunning male Bay woodpecker at quite short distance.

Cheers

S L Tai

kpokuen

Nov19, morning

-Grey headed flycatcher
-Plumbeous redstart (female)


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tsheunglai

PK's PR surely is a first seen this autumn according to my knowledge. Uncommon to rare for TPK
as well.

Really good find.

S L Tai

brendank

4 Dec 2010 - Tai Po Kau

1 Ashy Drongo
3 Orange-bellied Leafbird (All male)
1 Buff-belied Flowerpecker
3 Pygmy Wren Babbler
1 Rufous-capped Babbler
1 Rufous-tailed Robin
1 Goodson's Leaf Warbler

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kpokuen

Dec 4, 5 morning

Ashy drongo
Black winged cuckoo shrike
Rufous tailed robin
Chestnut franked white-eye
Chestnut crowned warbler
Brownish franked bush warbler
Asian stubtail warbler
Lesser short wing
Pygmy wren babbler