HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 (Moderators: Yat-tung YU, BBS Moderators)    A pair of unusual birds in Discovery Bay? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: A pair of unusual birds in Discovery Bay?  (Read 1005 times) Forrest FONG BBS Administrator I love Bird Watching!     Gender: Posts: 1123 A pair of unusual birds in Discovery Bay? « on: May 16th, 2003, 10:05pm » Quote Modify Below is an email received by HKBWS for bird ID. Anyone please help!   Hello,   My name is Simon Roberts. I live in Discovery Bay, I have lived in HK for 20 years.   For the last 2 days I have seen a pair of unusual birds in the vicinity. Even my 9 year old daughter noticed them. They look like a type of wader, about 2 feet tall ,slim, white, with a yellow/orange neck and head,dark legs and feet, dark beak, straight,about 4 inches long.   The odd thing is they walked in grass land eating worms and bugs, they stayed in grassland for over 2 hours, very reluctant to fly they're behaviour was funny, craning the neck forward and back and shaking the head from side to side.   I've seen similar birds, though not the same on the sea side but not in grassland. Any idea what they are?   Regards,   Simon Roberts Logged FF 鳥友Ａ(BWA) Committee Member BBS God I love Nature!     Gender: Posts: 308 Re: A pair of unusual birds in Discovery Bay? « Reply #1 on: May 16th, 2003, 10:58pm » Quote Modify I suspect they are probably cattle egrets in breeding plumage, although the "dark beak" should be yellow.   You could ask Simon to check whether they look like the birds in the following webpage, especially the third photo:   http://www.indiabirds.com/obc/Content/ImagePage.asp?page=4&Bird_ID=1 108&Bird_Family_ID=116 « Last Edit: May 16th, 2003, 11:09pm by 鳥友Ａ(BWA) » Logged FKW BBS Member BBS Full Member Flying & Walking Around ....     Gender: Posts: 37 Re: A pair of unusual birds in Discovery Bay? « Reply #2 on: May 16th, 2003, 11:39pm » Quote Modify I also think that they should be Cattle Egret, however, I don't know why they have dark beaks.   Maybe Simon can take a look of the photos in the BBS to see whether they look like the Cattle Egret in the photos.   http://www.hkbws.org.hk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=PhotoGallery;action=d isplay;num=1051118285;start=0 Logged simon Guest Re: A pair of unusual birds in Discovery Bay? « Reply #3 on: May 17th, 2003, 4:54pm » Quote Modify Remove   Thanks guys! Yeah it does look like a cattle egret, never seen them before in DB though!   Simon Logged Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育 => Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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