hgeorge

from the count of Bird Index today

Fujian Niltava - one adult male
Mountain Bulbul - four
Scaly Thrush - one

hgeorge

A Chinese Leaf Warbler was seen in a bird flock around a bridge on the main road (north of Shing Mun reservoir, near the Lead Mine Pass junction).
The composition of bird flock included Pallas's Leaf Warbler (up to fifteen individuals), Blyth's Leaf Warbler, Japanese White-eye, Chestnut-flanked White-eye, Rufous-capped Babbler and Grey-headed Flycatcher.

If someone wants to see it, you should focus on the big bird wave.

Some other birds in Shing Mun today,
Chestnut-flanked White-eye - two individuals in two different bird wave
Ashy Drongo
Red-flanked Bluetail - one male
Grey-backed Thrush
Japanese Thrush

cwchan

It is just next to the red maple tree. This location always gives you great surprise.  :

You have to walk about 45 minutes from the public light bus station to that location.

HKBWS Surveyor

Some birds from the count of bird index survey
鳥類指數調查的部份紀錄

Orange-headed Thrush 橙頭地鶇 male
Siberian Thrush 白眉地鶇 male
Japanese Thrush 鳥灰鶇
All the thrushes were found near the entrance of Lung Mun hiking trail
這些鶇見於龍門郊遊徑入口附近地方

黃腰柳鶯 Pallas's Leaf Warbler
四川柳鶯 Chinese Leaf Warbler,with big flock of Pallas's Leaf Warbler at the same area(picnic area number 7), still no sound was heard
黃眉柳鶯 Yellow-browed Warbler
暗綠柳鶯 Greenish Warbler
冠紋柳鶯 Blyth's Leaf Warbler
華南冠紋柳鶯 Goodson's Warbler
黑眉柳鶯 Sulphur-breasted Warbler
白眶鶲鶯 White-spectacled Warbler
All the warblers were found in bird wave
所有柳鶯類都是在鳥浪中錄得

Finally, got one female
白眉鵐 Tristram's Bunting

kmike

A great set of winter birds George - congratulations! - looks like some thrushes have arrived, plus lots of warblers.

Cheers
Mike K

hgeorge

thanks Mike ...... a pretty good day for birds ...

hgeorge

For someone who is interested in finding the big bird wave, you can see there has two bridges at the north of reservoir. The bird wave was found near the bridge and the fung shui wood area. The time is around 1000am. You may find the Chinese Leaf Warbler and other warblers there.
如果有興趣找尋大鳥浪中的四川柳鶯及其他柳鶯類，可到水塘北面橋位及風水林的位置找找。時間約在早上十時左右。

[ Last edited by HKBWS Surveyor at 5/11/2008 14:14 ]

kmatthew

5/1/2008

Chinese Leaf Warbler x1 - In a group of Pallas's Leaf Warbler of about 15 plus, at about 20m from Lung Mun hiking trail entrance.
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Yellow Browed Warbler
Crested Goshawk x1
Red-Flanked Bluetail x1
Great Barbet heard
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Rufous-Capped Babbler
Hwamei
Ashy Drongo

HKBWS Surveyor

Long time no report ...

Some interesting records today:
Yellow Wagtail - 1 macronyx & 8 tschutschensis
Cattle Egret - 23
Little Egret - 3
Striated Heron
Grey-streaked Flycatcher - 2
Hainan Blue Flycatcher - up to 10
Yellow-browed Warbler - still 1 heard
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo

Beetle

27 Jan 2009, 8a.m. - 11a.m.

-Blyth's Leaf Warbler
-Ashy Drongo
-Grey-headed Flycatcher

hgeorge

5Feb
Asian Paradise Flycatcher - female
Mugimaki Flycatcher - immature male
Hainan Blue Flycatcher - 1 heard
Grey-headed Flycatcher - 3
Black-naped Monarch - 1
Chestnut-flanked White-eye - 3 heard

ajohn

Out of interest, how does the call of Chestnut-flanked White-eye differ from Japanese? I have seen CFWE and knowing the call might be useful to help me look for them (I've always assumed the calls were the same)

hgeorge

42 Great Cormorant were seen flying over the reservoir in the morning.

With regard to the question by john, sound between Chestnut-flanked White-eye and Japanese White-eye is slightly different. Just like Buff-bellied and Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, their sound and song are slightly different. I don’t know how to write the sound in language but I know their differences.

I think, if someone can observe more than 10 times of CFWE, I suppose he/she will learn how to distinguish them among the white-eye flocks and even frequently hear them in the deep forest in winter.

Regards,
George

[ Last edited by hgeorge at 19/02/2009 15:21 ]

shey

29Aug09

Orange-headed Ground Thrush was seen in Fung Shui Wood area.

cwchan

Where is Fung Shui Wood Area?