wgeoff

Tuesday 6 October.

After the storm, the rain. A wet day today on Po Toi.

Best bird was this Grey Nightjar, doing what Nightjars do in the big tree near the Upper Reservoir (Green Pigeon Tree for those who can remember 2006).



Also today, not all seen by me, a good number of Asia Brown, Grey-streaked and a single Dark-sided Flycatcher but no other flycatchers, an Ashy Minivet, a Dusky Warbler, the Common Myna again and a migrant flock of eight Grey Herons, with a single Red-necked Phalarope from the Ferry.
Plus the usual Dollarbirds, Black-naped Orioles, at least one Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike and at least five Brown Shrikes including this one which has a head injury and has lost an eye



The reddish-brown colour on the back and crown show this to be the ssp cristatus, the usual autumn ssp but not the spring ssp which is lucionensis.

I won't be able to go on Thursday - hopefully others will.

ac130

2015-Oct-10
Weather: mainly cloudy.

Near Aberdeen:
Grey Heron 1
Pacific Reef Heron 2
Little Egret 3

On Po Toi:
Black Kite 1
Black Drongo 1
Chinese Bulbul 1
Red-whiskered Bulbul 1 heard only
Barn Swallow 3
Blue Rock Thrush 2 two philippensis male: one first winter and one adult
Crested Myna 10
Oriental Dollarbird 1 juvenile
White-shouldered Starling 8
Black-naped Oriole 2 one adult and one juvenile
Greater Coucal 3 two adult and one juvenile
Oriental Magpie Robin 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher 3
Dark-sided Flycatcher 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Long-tailed Shrike 1
Asian Koel 1 female
Hair-crested Drongo 2
Von Schrenck's Bittern 1 female
Grey Wagtail 1
Common Kestrel 1 on rock
Eurasian Hobby 1 on rock
Blue Whistling Thrush 1 heard only
Large-billed Crow 2
Spotted Dove 1

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and a sailing competition (representatives from hk, aus, uk) was taking place:

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--完--

[ Last edited by ac130 at 11/10/2015 15:51 ]

kkchang168

2015-10-13

Just want to share what I saw. I don't know how to count and so I can just list what I saw that day.

Common Sandpiper 磯鷸
Striated Heron 綠鷺(Black morph?) It is very dark and originally I thought it was a Reef Heron.

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15/10/2015 22:16

2 Reef Heron 岩鹭
Black Kite 黑鳶
Oriental Dollarbird 三寶鳥
Ashy Minivet 灰山椒鳥
Black naped Oriole (many) 黑枕黃鸝
Black Drongo 黑卷尾
Ashy Drongo 灰卷尾 (I think it is, correct me if I am wrong please)

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15/10/2015 22:16

Hair-crested Drongo 髮冠卷尾
Yellow-browed Warbler 黄眉柳鶯
White-shouldered Starling 灰背椋鳥
灰紋鶲 Grey-streaked Flycatcher
烏鶲 Dark-sided Flycatcher
北灰鶲 Asian Brown Flycatcher
白腹姬鶲(雌鳥) Blue-and-white Flycatcher Female
藍磯鶇 Blue Rock Thrush

kkchang168

2015-10-15

褐翅鴉鵑 Greater Coucal
噪鵑雌鳥 Asian Koel (female)
岩鹭 Reef Heron
黑鳶 Black Kite
三寶鳥 Oriental Dollarbird
白胸翡翠 White-throated Kingfisher

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15/10/2015 22:24

暗灰鵑鵙 Black-winged Cuckooshrike
黑卷尾 Black Drongo
髮冠卷尾 Hair-crested Drongo
極北柳鶯 Arctic Warbler
中國烏鶇 Chinese Blackbird
灰紋鶲 Grey-streaked Flycatcher
烏鶲 Dark-sided Flycatcher
北灰鶲 Asian Brown Flycatcher
銅藍鶲 Verditer Flycatcher

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15/10/2015 22:24

鴝姬鶲雄鳥及雌鳥 Mugimaki Flycatcher (Male & Female)

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15/10/2015 22:24

peter2014

15 Oct 2015
Mugimaki Flycatcher (first winter male)

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16/10/2015 10:24

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16/10/2015 10:24

Yesterday the most scary was that I met an over 10 feet long Python inside the bush area at the small path on the right hand side of the helicopter port, be careful when you go there next time.

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16/10/2015 10:24

[ Last edited by peter2014 at 19/10/2015 14:49 ]

leo2012

15-10-2015
Mugimaki Flycatcher (Male & Female)





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