HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Webcreeper)    Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春 « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春  (Read 1415 times) Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春 « on: Mar 25th, 2006, 11:40am » At long last the first signs of spring passage at Ng Tung Chai  after a  rather  quiet winter with almost no new new birds since early December.   As usual all birds were seen between the village and the lower falls, with most below the temple today   Crested Goshawk - 1   Emerald Dove - 2 (below the village)   Great Barbet - 2 calling   Grey-chinned Minivet - 2 Scarlet Minivet - 3 OBP - 3   Red-flanked Bluetail (male) - still here Daurian Redstart (female) possible migrant Red-tailed Robin - 2 still here in same places   Grey-backed Thrush - 2   Japanese Thrush - 2 (newly arrived) White's Thrush - 1 (newly arrived)   Mountain Tailorbird - 1 singing Yellow-browed Warbler - moulting head and breast feathers Asian Stubtail - 1   Blue and White Flycatcher - male (newly arrived) Ferruginous Flycatcher - (newly arrived) very approachable  seen about 100m above the village   Little Bunting - 8 (newly arrived) Tristram's Bunting - 3   Cheers   Mike K       « Last Edit: Mar 25th, 2006, 10:29pm by Webcreeper » Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春 « Reply #1 on: Mar 29th, 2006, 8:49am » Another good morning between 0700 and 0835:   Red-tailed Robin - 3 inc 2 singing "Little Grebe song" Lesser Shortwing -  3 singing   Hainan Blue Fycatcher - 1 male Blue-and-white Flycatcher - 1 male Narcissus Flycatcher - 1 male Grey-headed Flycatcher - 1 seen & heard (rather a late record)   Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - 1 seen and heard   Grey Treepie - 1 heard   Orange-bellied Leafbird - 1 male   Pallas' Leaf Warbler - 1 Mountain Tailorbird - 1 singing YBW - 2   Cheers   Mike K « Last Edit: Mar 30th, 2006, 10:01am by Mike Kilburn » Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春 « Reply #2 on: Apr 1st, 2006, 5:12pm » A little quieter this morning. The onlybirds of interest were:   Besra: 1   Orange-bellied Leafbird - 1 male   Red-tailed Robin - 3 singing Lesser Shortwing - 3 singing   Pallas' Leaf Warbler - 1 singing Mountain Tailorbird - 1singing   Narcissus Flycatcher - 1 male, 1 female   Cheers   Mike K Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春 « Reply #3 on: Apr 3rd, 2006, 9:49am » Another good morning between 0700 and 0900   Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - 1h Large Hawk Cuckoo - 1h Plaintive Cuckoo - 2h   Scarlet Minivet - 1 m Grey-chinned Minivet - 2 (male feeding female) Black-winged Cuckooshrike - 1 m   Lesser Shortwing - 2 inc one male seen singing   Red-tailed Robin - 3 singing Siberian Blue Robin - 1 perfect male   Mountain Tailorbird - 2 singing   Blue-and-white Flycatcher - 2   Ashy Drongo - 1 leucogenys (below the village)   a short walk the same evening added :   Little Bunting - 1 Chinese Blackbird - 1 Grey-backed Thrush - 1 Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo - 1 -  the first of the spring heard at 7pm     Cheers   Mike K   « Last Edit: Apr 3rd, 2006, 7:54pm by Mike Kilburn » Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春 « Reply #4 on: Apr 19th, 2006, 8:41pm » After a braek birding at Ng Tung Chai was quiet this morning, with a couple of highlights:   Chinese Goshawk - 2 birds seen above the temple arch Crested Serpent Eagle - 1   Pygmy Wren Babbler - 1 singing Mountain Tailorbird - 1 singing Hainan Blue Flycatcher - 2 singing   Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 singing   in addition, Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo was heard calling briefly on Good Friday evening and a Hair-crested Drongo has been seen 2 or 3 times below the village.   Cheers Mike K   Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春 « Reply #5 on: May 2nd, 2006, 10:50am » 2 Dollarbirds were seen on the power lines abve the village this morning.  This is my earliest spring record at Ng Tung Chai by 3 days.   Cheers   Mike K Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS David_Diskin BBS Member BBS Senior Member I love bird watching!     Posts: 89 Re: Ng Tung Chai 梧桐寨　2006　Spring 春 « Reply #6 on: May 2nd, 2006, 6:04pm » Interestingly I had three Dollarbirds flying high over the river near the Golden Triangle in the Lam Tsuen Valley on Sunday April 30th. 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