19 November
At about 1140 this morning I had a Rustic Bunting. It flew over my head calling, and landed on a wire next the field surrounded by yellow posts that lies on your right hand side as you enter from Yin Kong. After sitting there for a short time, it flew off toward the village, but I wasn't able to watch it for long, as I was using my scope.
Although undoubted ex-captive individuals of this species occur, the mid November date is what would be expected for this late autumn migrant.
Geoff Carey
