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Report of Tai O outing (16/2) - Bird Records
« on: Feb 18th, 2003, 11:03pm »
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2003-02-16 HKBWS Tai O outing    
   
Record submitted by Beta Yip    
Verified by Shirley Lam, Etta Hui    
   
Leaders:    
  Etta HUI Sze Wing    
  Beta YIP Chi Lap    
Helper:    
  Shirley LAM Fung Yee    
Participants:    
  About 30 people    
   
* Morning trip by Beta and Katy [Morning]    
  [Time: 1030]    
  + Tung Chung MTR station, take bus number 11    
  + Tai O bus terminus    
  + "wang shui doe" Bridge    
  + Tai O market street    
  + Kat Hing Street    
  + Sun Ki bridge    
  + Sun Ki Street, eastward    
  + Path connecting Sun Ki Street, Hang Mei    
  + Path connecting Sun Ki Street, Wang Hang Village    
  + Tai O Road, northwestward    
  + Turn south to a path heading for San Tsuen    
  + Turn west.  Reed field.    
  + Turn north. Disused Salt Pans.    
  + Had lunch and met Shirley    
   
* Bird species recorded:    
Keys:    
  + H heard    
  + ~n    about n individuals seen    
  + >=n  not less than n individuals seen    
  + >n    more than n individuals seen    
  + ?  not very certain    
     
>5   Grey heron    
>10 Little Egret      
~10 Black-eared kite  
1(?)  Buzzard      
1 White-bellied sea eagle  
   + Juvenile    
   + Seen just before Shirley, Katy, Beta, and Lawrence met the main group at the bus terminus    
1 Crested goshawk    
~3   White-breasted waterhen  
2 Common sandpiper    
>5    Spotted dove  
1  Wild pigeon    
H>=3 Koel    
H>1  Great coucal  
>6    Common kingfisher  
>4    White-breasted kingfisher    
>5    House swift    
>8    Barn swallow  
>5    Tree sparrow  
1+H>1   White wagtail  
>15  Crested bulbul    
>15  Chinese bulbul    
>3    Magpie robin  
H1    Yellow-bellied prinia    
H>4  Yellow-browed warbler  
H>1  Common tailorbird      
H>4  Black-faced laughing-thrush      
1+H>3   Great tit  
H1     Fork-tailed sunbird  
>8     Japanese white-eye    
>1     Magpie    
>3     Jungle crow    
>25   Silky starling    
>2     Black-necked starling    
>8     Crested myna  
>=2   Masked bunting      
     + Seen at reed field    
     + At least one is spodocephala subspecies, female
« Last Edit: Feb 19th, 2003, 12:03am by Forrest FONG » Logged
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Report of Tai O outing (16/2) - Bird Records
« Reply #1 on: Feb 18th, 2003, 11:06pm »
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* Route of the main group [Afternoon]  
  [Time: 1330]  
  [Etta leads.]  
  + Tung Chung MTR station, take bus number 11  
  [Time: 1440]  
  [Shirley and Beta joins]  
  + Tai O bus terminus  
  + Tai O Culture workshop (Tai O Wing On Street)  
  + "wang shui doe" Bridge  
  + Tai O market street  
  + Kat Hing Back Street, stopped around the toilet  
  + Trace back Kat Hing Back Street  
  + Kat Hing Street  
  + Sun Ki bridge  
  + Sun Ki Street, eastward  
  + Path connecting Sun Ki Street, Hang Mei  
  + Path connecting Sun Ki Street, Wang Hang Village  
  + Tai O Road, northwestward  
  + Turn left to Disused Salt Pans  
  [Time: 1800]  
  [Formal ending of the trip]  
  + Reed field opposite to Disused Salt Pans  
  + Nam Chung Tsuen, Lantau Trail, westward  
  + Dine at Hoi Wan Vegetarian Food  
 
       
Grey heron     >5  
Night heron  6+1 juvenile    
Little green heron   1  
  + Seen on a pond before turning to Hang Mei  
Little Egret    >10    
Black-eared kite  ~20, 33 at dusk    
White-breasted waterhen     >4      
Common sandpiper >3  
Spotted dove     >8      
Rufous turtle-dove  3  
  + Afternoon reading spotted by Shirley at the back of  
 the Little Green Heron site  
Koel    H>=2    
Great coucal H>1    
Common kingfisher   >8      
Black-capped kingfisher 1  
White-breasted kingfisher  >4      
House swift  >4      
Barn swallow     >4      
Tree sparrow     >5      
White wagtail    H>2  
Crested bulbul   >15    
Chinese bulbul   >15    
Magpie robin >6      
Durian Redstart  1  
Yellow-bellied prinia H>=2      
Dusky warbler    1 (seen after 1800)  
Yellow-browed warbler H>=1    
Pallas's warbler  1  
Common tailorbird    H>1    
Black-faced laughing-thrush     H>2    
Great tit H>2  
Fork-tailed sunbird     H1 (heard by Shirley)      
Japanese white-eye   >5      
Rufous-backed shrike 2  
Magpie   >4      
Blue magpie     3  
Jungle crow >3      
Silky starling     >6    
Black-necked starling >2      
Crested myna  >8  
White-backed munia  >20
« Last Edit: Feb 19th, 2003, 12:03am by Forrest FONG » Logged
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Report of Tai O outing 大澳 - Photos
« Reply #2 on: Feb 18th, 2003, 11:13pm »
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Here attached photos taken for reference.
 
http://netta.cyberec.com/hkbws/taio/wbkf.jpg

 
http://netta.cyberec.com/hkbws/taio/bkite.jpg

 
http://netta.cyberec.com/hkbws/taio/lghron.jpg

 
http://netta.cyberec.com/hkbws/taio/cphron.jpg
« Last Edit: Feb 19th, 2003, 12:08am by Forrest FONG » Logged
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Re: Report of Tai O outing (16/2) - Bird Records
« Reply #3 on: Feb 19th, 2003, 9:23am »
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Good report
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