星魚

24/8
Amur Paradise-Flycatcher

星魚

30/8
Homantin
Brown Shrike (juvenile)

星魚

31/8
Asian Brown Flycatcher

星魚

1/9
Brown Shrike-juvenile

Jay_K

7/9
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher x 1 (female) maybe 2, saw 2 similar sized birds flying together, but cannot id them at the same time due to heavy rain

It may have already arrived on 27/8, saw its wing with white bar pattern but I was not able get a clear sight last week.



2 other birders asked whether I am starfish, and I said I wished to learn from starfish too! haha
Happy birding~

星魚

Birds are always my teacher,,,,,Happy Birding,,,,,!!
29/8
Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher (seen by other birder)
this is a very amazing record, you can find the last year record is exactly the days,,,,Wonderful Birds !!!

5/9
Arctic Warbler
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

6/9
Tiger Shrike


Arctic Warbler

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher  x3

7/9
yellow-rumped Flycatcher

Tiger Shrike

Arctic warbler
Hainan-blue Flycatcher(female) seen by other birder

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peter2014

7/9
There are some more pictures for the Yellow-rumped Flycatchers(female) x 2

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8/09/2016 18:22

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8/09/2016 18:22

And the Hainan-blue Flycatcher(female)

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8/09/2016 18:22

星魚

8/9
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Hainan-blue Flycatcher (male) seen by other birder
Brown Shrike
Arctic Warbler
Pale-legged Warbler

9/9
Pale-legged Warbler

Arctic Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher(female)
Yellow-browed Warbler

12/9
Pale-legged Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown Shrike


13/9
Brown Shrike
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

Chinese Goshawk

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wgeoff

Congratulations on the Tiger Shrike John, the first for four years.

Homantin is really good this autumn.

星魚

14/9
Brown Shrike x3
Asian Brown Flycatcher x2
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

19/9
Red-breasted flycatcher
Dark-sided flycatcher
Orange-headed Thrush


20/9
Brown Shrike (juvenile)

Arctic Warbler
Dollarbird
Black-naped Oriole x2
Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-Chested Jungle Flycatcher

Siberian Blue Robin (Full Adult Male)
Amur Paradise Flycatcher


21/9
Brown Shrike
Arctic Warbler
Dollarbird

Black-naped Oriole

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Crested Goshawk

Hainan Blue Flycatcher (male+female)

Siberian Blue Robin  (male&female)
Amur Paradise Flycatcher


Furthermore, an unknown Flycatcher need help to identify,,,,,it appears in the morning of 21th,,,,
this is the photos





here is the video in the morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sVXxSScqTs

and this set of photos is taken at noon,,,,I can't confirm whether it is the same bird








here is the video at noon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKNO45Jy1Nk

is it all Hainan Blue Flycatcher female!!?
Thank you very much^^

[ Last edited by 星魚 at 28/09/2016 09:00 ]

Kremer

27-9-2016
蟻鴷 Eurasian Wryneck
near the East Ho Man Tin Service Reservoir Playground

星魚

Very Nice Find Kermer;)Congrats!!

星魚

22/9
Hair-crested Drongo
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Arctic Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Hainan Blue Flycatcher female
Brown-Chested Jungle Flycatcher (seen by other birder)

23/9
Siberian Blue Robin male/female
Arctic Warbler x4
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

25/9
Siberian Blue Robin female
Arctic Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Hair-crested Drongo
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Hainan Blue flycatcher female

Brown-Chested Jungle Flycatcher


26/9
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Chinese Goshawk

Siberian Blue Robin female


27/9
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Chinese Goshawk
Siberian Blue Robin
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Hair-crested Drongo
Grey Nightjar


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sdavid

Great thread and patch work! Really exiting seeing wall these great birds in what I imagine is an urban area?

What habitats are you birding in? I can't picture what it is like there!

星魚

thanks sdavid reply, in fact, Homantin is comparatively higher green land than other place in kowloon city,,,and I think the birds like to take a rest and have a chance to refuel and then continue the long long journey,,,,!!
         it is also surprise myself can find so many birds there,,,,,there are many slopes with different plant, so attract different birds to stay for while,,,and just for a while,,,,,!!^^

             Happy Birding
                                   Starfish

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coconutcat

Quote:

Original posted by 星魚 at 28/09/2016 13:48
thanks sdavid reply, in fact, Homantin is comparatively higher green land than other place in kowloon city,,,and I think the birds like to take a rest and have a chance to refuel and then continue the ...

I always think you are very lucky!!  Are you still birding in Ma Tau Wai Service Reservoir?

Most of the time I can't find any migratory birds in there.  What is your tactics?  Stay in a spot to wait birds or walk around to find them?

星魚

Thanks Coconutcat,,,,

I still birding there!!
From the bottom of my heart,,,,,the Exact Tactic is 'hardworking",,,,,,Only this,,,,no more!!^^

                             Happy Birding
                                    Starfish

[ Last edited by 星魚 at 29/09/2016 10:53 ]

kmatthew

Thanks for your hard work and sharing starfish, really enjoy your posts on HMT. Really amazing set of records.

星魚

Thank you very much Matthew,,,,,
             I do think exploring  and discovering something new is the most fascinating moment in Birding,,,,,,,!!
I know you do the same,,,,,,!!^^ We all Keep "hard-Working",,,,,!!^^
          Happy Birding!! Cheers!!

                                  Starfish,,,,

[ Last edited by 星魚 at 30/09/2016 09:11 ]

星魚

28/9
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Tiger Shrike  another individual seen by other birder
Orange-headed Thrush
Siberian Blue Robin Female

29/9
Verditer Flycatcher   seen by other birder
Blue Rock Thrush male

Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher  seen by other birder
Ashy Drongo

Orange-headed Thrush  x2
Siberian Blue Robin (Sub-adult male & Female)
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler

30/9
Siberian Blue Robin (female)
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Hair-crested Drongo
Black-winged Cuckooshrike  seen by other birder(Jackson)



Orange-headed Thrush


2/10
Ferruginous Flycatcher seen by other birder(kit)


[ Last edited by 星魚 at 4/10/2016 08:22 ]

wgeoff

Autumn Ferruginous Flycatcher records are always interesting

星魚

3/10
Orange-headed Thrush x2


Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

Asian Brown flycatcher
Dusky Warbler
Common Kestrel


5/10
Orange-headed Thrush
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher (male)

Ashy Drongo

Chinese Hwamei
Dusky Warbler

6/10
Oriental Cuckoo
Hainan Blue Flycatcher female


7/10
Hair-crested Drongo

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Orange-headed Thrush


12/10
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Crested Goshawk x2



13/10
Blue-and-white Flycatcher (female)


17/10
Orange-headed Thrush x2

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Yellow-browed Warbler
Hair-crested Drongo
Arctic Warbler

20/10
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Narcissus Flycatcher  (female)


Red Turtle Dove (First for my observation at Homantin)

24/10

Asian Brown Flycather
Narcissus Flycatcher  (female)


Arctic Warbler

wgeoff

An interesting article on Autumn Migration in Big Cities in the Autumn 2016 Bulletin of The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.



The article states that migrants are "highly likely to pop up in a dense urban area during fall (autumn) migration"
Although this is based on data from North America, there is no reason to think it doesn't happen here also - and Homantin is a good example.

Why this should happen in autumn rather than spring is a good question. I would guess it has two factors - the number of inexperienced 'first-winter' migrants in autumn, and the slower pace of birds on autumn migration than spring, when they fly longer distances in each spring migration step rather than in autumn.

星魚

Thanks Wgeoff,^^
         Very Good Article to encourage birders to explore in City,,,,,!!  Many many treasures besides us,,,,,!!

                                    Starfish

[ Last edited by 星魚 at 9/11/2016 15:33 ]

星魚

25/10
Arctic Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Cattle Egret


28/10
Fork-tailed Sunbird  x3
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Red-throated Flycatcher
Yellow-browed Warbler
Cattle Egret


31/10
Scarlet-backed Flowerpacker


1/11
Two-barred warbler

Black-naped Oriole


Dusky Wabler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

2/11
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

Arctic Wabler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Two-barred warbler
Olive-backed Pipit


3/11
Eastern Buzzard
Arctic Warbler
Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher



This is the end of Autumn Record

[ Last edited by 星魚 at 10/11/2016 14:43 ]