wgeoff

Now I'm not staying on Po Toi, I'm doing regular trips to South Lamma, from Mo Tat via Yung Shue Ha to Tung O.
I know John Allcock does this occasionally and it looks good birding territory PLUS I can go any weekday, unlike Po Toi where I'm restricted to Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Two trips over the last two weeks, both interesting. The area around Yung Shue Ha and the old rice-fields at Mo Tat are so far the most productive.

Good birds -
Emerald Dove calling at Yung Shue Ha
Lots of thrushes, particularly Grey-backed, and chats including these - Red-tailed Robin, female Siberian Rubythroat and Grey Bushchat



Best bird was this Bianchi's Warbler behind the old village at Yung Shue Ha



Also Brown-flanked Bush Warbler at Mo Tat.

I'm looking forward to visiting this area regularly, particularly for spring migration.

ajohn

Good to hear more from this site. I've never seen Grey Bushchat in the area, so that's good. And the Bianchi's is a great record - I've previously thought that the woodland at Yung Shue Ha should be good for species like this.

louislee

9th, April, 2014

Sok Kwu Wan -> Mo Tat -> Yung Shue Ha -> Tung O -> Lo So Shing -> Hung Shing Yeh -> Yung Shue Wan

Crested Goshawk 2
Indian Cuckoo 1 heard (four-note call)
White-breasted Waterhen 1 heard
Greater Coucal 7
Pacific Reef Egret 1
Common Blackbird 1 chased away by an oriental magpie robin
Grey-backed thrush 1 heard
Large-billed Crow many

There is also an escaped green parrot in Sok Kwu Wan, but I cannot identify it.

wgeoff

I also did the Mo Tat - Yung Shue Ha - Tung O part of this trail on 9 April (but didn't see you Louis)

I saw presumably the same pair of Crested Goshawk which were displaying over the hills between Tung O and Sok Kwu Wan.

Also there are a small group of Eyebrowed Thrush in the woods near to Mo Tat, and I was lucky to find this Narcissus Flycatcher deep in the jungle behind the new village at Mo Tat



A Mountain Tailorbird has been singing behind Yung Shue Ha on my last two visits, and also the following bird calling (or singing?) behind Mo Tat village - any ideas?

http://www.geoffwelch46.com/NewRecording11.mp3

[ Last edited by wgeoff at 10/04/2014 06:49 ]

louislee

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Original posted by wgeoff at 10/04/2014 06:48
I also did the Mo Tat - Yung Shue Ha - Tung O part of this trail on 9 April (but didn't see you Louis)

I saw presumably the same pair of Crested Goshawk which were displaying over the hills between T ...

I bet that you went there much earlier. I arrived Sok Kwu Wan at 12:30pm.

So you mean the habitat from Mo Tat to Yung Shue Ha is the most productive ?

wgeoff

Hi Louis, yes I was there in the morning.

I go from Mo Tat to Tung O and back again to Mo Tat - I don't go over the hills to Sok Kwu Wan because I don't this this is habitat is as good.
I'm trying to do this at least once a week (although not for the next three weeks as I will be away).

I think the best territory is near human development - at the back of the villages in Mo Tat, Yung Shue Ha and Tung O. These have fung shui trees and old agricultural plots which birds prefer.