cfrankie

Long Valley塱原
25-10-2008

ckacheung

是否東方大葦鶯的幼鳥

lpaul

I think this is a Willow Warbler Phyllosopus trochilus.  This would be the first for Hong Kong.  It certainly look spot on for one.  Do you have any more pictures?  AND exactly where was it??!!!

Paul

cfrankie

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Original posted by lpaul at 27/10/2008 10:39
I think this is a Willow Warbler Phyllosopus trochilus.  This would be the first for Hong Kong.  It certainly look spot on for one.  Do you have any more pictures?  AND exactly where was it??!!!

Paul ...

Thank !! Paul!!! Let me see tonight have any photo !!

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cfrankie

maybe in reshoot la!!!  because  so long for me !!! four shoot same pose !! sorry!!

tmichael

Follows Taiwan record linked to from here a few days ago, though not sure when actual record was.

That looked good for Willow Warbler to my relatively inexpert eyes (has lpaul had a look?).

Also interestingly, if it is Willow Warbler, another African wintering species following the Red-backed Shrike.

Mike Turnbull

yyattung

The record of Willow Warbler in Taiwan was also came in this autumn.

The page of the Taiwan bird is:

http://nc.kl.edu.tw/bbs/showthread.php?t=22612&page=8

cfrankie

I saw the link 100% same this birds long Valley塱原 two week

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kmatthew

This is very interesting indeed!! Following the Taiwan records of Willow Warbler, Red-backed Shrike & Spotted Flycatcher, which I believe all 3 are African/European species(correct me if i am wrong)?? Now a Willow turning up in HK...plus the Red-backed a few weeks back...What have caused this influx of these birds into this part of Asia?? Does this also mean a Spotted Flycatcher may land soon??

wgeoff

We have had an unusually warm autumn so far this year.

September was the warmest for at least 10 years and October seems headed that way also. In 50 days since 6th September, only 6 days have been below the average temperature expected for that day.

There may be some linkage between this and these sightings e.g. through wind direction further north.

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lpaul

The Tawainese birds looks like a classic Willow Warbler too.

No, these are not really European birds as all three have significant parts of their breeding range within Asia.  Willow Warbler breeds as far east as Eastern Siberia (so some birds actually breed east of HK!), Spotted Flycatcher reaches as far East as Lake Baikal (which is pretty much due north of HK) and Red-backed Shrike as far east as the Altai (being common in n Xinjiang); they do however winter in Africa.

Spotted Flycatcher must be a good candidate for HK.

Paul

ajohn

There was also a possible Tree Pipit at Mai Po this autumn, another species with a similar distribution (although also wintering as far east as India).

I wonder if weather conditions in Central Asia have not been good for migration this year, making some birds head east rather than south-west?

HFCheung

There was also a Wood Warbler in Shanghai (in Sept?).  
http://www.chinabirdnet.org/BBS/ ... &extra=page%3D1

I think there is a massive movement of birds from the north/northwest this autumn.  This kind of "abnormal" movement must be more common than we used to think about them.

HF Cheung

kmatthew

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Original posted by lpaul at 28/10/2008 11:39
The Tawainese birds looks like a classic Willow Warbler too.

No, these are not really European birds as all three have significant parts of their breeding range within Asia.  Willow Warbler breeds as ...

Thanks for the info Paul, I thought they were European birds as I see them in UK every year... But as you said, I only see them in Summer. It is always interesting to see the connection between weather & birds migration.