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johnallcock
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Mixed day at Kam Tin 昨日錦田觀鳥：好壞參半
« on: Apr 14th, 2005, 12:39pm » |
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Yesterday was very good for birds at Kam Tin:
Japanese Yellow Bunting (N of Shui Mei village)
Himalayan Swiftlet (fishponds near Shui Mei village)
Both of these showing very well - the swiftlet was seen to a distance of about 1m! Neither was found this morning.
4+ red-rumped swallows
several white-shouldered starlings
Nearby at Sha Po:
3 Asian House Martins
2 Red-rumped swallows
Unfortunately the day was made worse by the discovery that soil is once again being dumped in the buffalo fields. I have spoken to the town planning department and this area is zoned as village land which means land filling here is not illegal.
This is one of the best parts of Kam Tin for snipe during the winter, and sometimes also Greater Painted-snipe. I will keep an eye open to make sure the filling does not continue further into the Buffalo Fields!
昨天錦田的鳥況甚佳：
硫黃[巫鳥]（水尾以北）
短嘴金絲燕（水尾附近的魚塘）
兩隻鳥都可以看得很清楚－短嘴金絲燕離我只有１米！但是今天兩隻都找不到。
4隻以上金腰燕
幾隻灰背椋鳥
沙埔：
3隻煙腹毛腳燕
2隻金腰燕
可惜的是又發現有人在水牛田倒泥，實在大煞風景。我已向規劃署報告，當地被劃為鄉郊地方，禁止倒泥堆填。那裡是錦田區內冬季最易看到沙錐的地方，有時也會找到彩鷸。我會繼續留意，確保倒泥不會再伸延到水牛田之內！
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Mike Kilburn
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Re: Mixed day at Kam Tin 昨日錦田觀鳥：好壞參半
« Reply #1 on: Apr 15th, 2005, 3:45pm » |
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Not so exciting as John's birds, but the following were at Kam Tin Buffalo Fieldson Thursday afternoon:
GREY-HEADED LAPWING - 3
ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE - 2
CHINESE GROSBEAK - 6
cheers
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Re: Mixed day at Kam Tin 昨日錦田觀鳥：好壞參半
« Reply #2 on: Apr 21st, 2005, 6:11pm » |
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Re: Mixed day at Kam Tin 昨日錦田觀鳥：好壞參半
« Reply #3 on: Apr 21st, 2005, 6:41pm » |
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Kwan,
Wonderful capture of this very very rare bird!
Can you post it again into the Photo Gallery I please.
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Re: Mixed day at Kam Tin 昨日錦田觀鳥：好壞參半
« Reply #4 on: Apr 21st, 2005, 7:13pm » |
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Well done again
You always bring us sighting surprises with excellent photographic records  .
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johnallcock
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Re: Mixed day at Kam Tin 昨日錦田觀鳥：好壞參半
« Reply #5 on: Apr 22nd, 2005, 11:29am » |
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Excellent photos!
These two birds were present near the hills behind Kam Tin on Tuesday evening and again on Wednesday and were giving excellent views (less than 5m in the car, and about 10m on foot!) Unfortunately I didn't have a camera to get good photos of the birds. I looked again in the same area yesterday but couldn't find them - obviously you had more luck!
There was a sharp-tailed sandpiper near the buffalo fields yesterday.
Also, it appears that white-cheeked starlings are attempting to nest at Kam Tin this year, with several pairs of white-shouldered. This would be the first time white-cheeked starling has nested in HK!
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