Mike Kilburn
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Common Swift at Long Valley
« on: Dec 18th, 2003, 3:02pm » |
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This morning a Common Swift was briefly at Long Valley at around 10:40.
This is an extraordinary record as the bird should be in Southern Africa in winter.
There is only only possible confusion species - Dark-rumped Swift. This has white-scalloped flanks and underbelly, while the bird I saw today was sooty brown-black all over.
This is the third record for Hong Kong (if accepted by the Records Committee)
There was a also a male Bluethroat around the central marshy area.
Cheers
Mike
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