Mike Kilburn
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After several days of easterly winds Long Valley was very good this afternoon between 4:45 and 6:45
Hobby: 2
Black-winged Stilt : 1
Swintail Snipe : 30
Common Snipe : 8
Painted Snipe : 2
Daurian Starling: at least 50 (only for 10 minutes)
Black-necked Starling : 140
Wryneck : 1
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike 1
Plaintive Cuckoo: 1
Dusky Warbler : 1
Oriental Reed Warbler: 3
Lanceolated Warbler: 1
Black Drongo : 5
Collared Crow: 2
All the birds were in the area around the lotus ponds and the marsh to the west. I also saw a numer of common species and migrants in cluding 180 Little Egret flying over high up, Common and Wood Sandpiper, 3 Stonechat and Yellow Wagtail, several White-breasted Waterhen, Chinese Pond Heron, Night Heron, Great and Cattle Egret and White-throated Kingfisher.
Also today there was a Grey-headed Lapwing at Lok Ma Chau Village, and 7 very approachable Whiskered Terns on the Mai Po Access Road fishponds (we drove to within 10 meteres of birds perched on wires.
I will lead a Society outing to Long Valley on Saturday 4 October from 1500. Lets hope its as good as today! Please call me on 2555 6237 to let me know if you are coming.
Mike
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