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)    russet bush warbler? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: russet bush warbler?  (Read 528 times) subbuteo71 BBS Member BBS Full Member I love bird watching!     Posts: 35 russet bush warbler? « on: Oct 28th, 2005, 12:15pm » Quote Modify This morning at Mt Austin I spent a good twenty minutes staring into a bush watching a very skulking bird, I did get a few good looks at it.  Over all size was slightly larger than a dusky warbler, seemed chunkier, plumage a warm bright orange brown colour, slightly brighter below on flanks, belly and vent, white at the throat and chest.   There were a few spots on the chest.  I didn't see the scaling shown on the vent in HK Birds.  I couldn't see any  other distinct markings.  The face was very plain, a hint of an eyebrow over the eye.   Russet Bush Warbler is supposed to go zee-bit, this was making a chacking noise, unlike Dusky Warbler, almost like a gecko or a cicada warming up... I wasn't sure it was a bird until I saw it.  It made a lot of noise when a Dusky started calling nearby- again a distinclty different call.   So- russet bush warbler?  Does this sound like one?  It certainly looked like one.   If anyone wants to try, it is in the azeleas below the fence on the right as you walk towards the lookout point (towards High West).   Also seen this morning was a two-barred greenish warbler, spent a couple of minutes in the open making a lot of noise.   Good luck. Logged George_Ho BBS Member BBS God 享受觀鳥的樂趣     Gender: Posts: 160 Re: russet bush warbler? « Reply #1 on: Oct 29th, 2005, 6:16pm » Quote Modify It sounds like Russet Bush warbler. Logged 觀鳥是要用心眼，並非簡單地用肉眼去看，用心眼去感受一下，看透牠們奧秘的生命。 鳳園蝴蝶保育區委員 Gary BBS Member BBS Senior Member I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 100 Re: russet bush warbler? « Reply #2 on: Oct 31st, 2005, 2:17pm » Quote Modify Any idea about the bill color? Does it spread the fan-like tail when it give the chatting sound? Though it could be a bush warbler, it's difficult to seperate Brown Bush Warbler from Russet Bush Warbler without hearing the "see-bit" sound or noting the undertail covert. As both of them are not quite rare in hillside shrubland nowaday.   Gary 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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