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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  Bird ID help, please
        
(Message started by: tanghb on Dec 11^th, 2003, 5:06pm)

Title: Bird ID help, please
Post by tanghb on Dec 11^th, 2003, 5:06pm

Hi all,

During my recent trip to Hong Kong, I took my digicam around to photograph the birds I saw there. I have placed some of the photos in the following page and would be grateful if someone in HKBWS could help me confirm/correct the ID of the birds, especially the one which I caption as "unknown bird".

http://www26.brinkster.com/tangwk/photo_index.asp?cat=Photo_nature_HK_2003

Thanks in advance.

Tang
Singapore

Title: Re: Bird ID help, please
Post by Mike_Kilburn on Dec 12^th, 2003, 1:45am

Hi Tang

All your ID is correct except that the Oriental Skylarks are in fact Zitting Cisticola (Fantail Warbler).

The unknown bird is arather starnge plumage variation of Siberian Stonechat.

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: Bird ID help, please
Post by tanghb on Dec 12^th, 2003, 11:59pm

Thanks a lot , Mike.

I have one more question. I saw a tiny bird ~14 cm with orange-red colour from throat to belly, in Tai Po Kau. I didn't have the time to capture it on camera. What bird could it be?

Thanks again
Tang

Title: Re: Bird ID help, please
Post by Mike Turnbull on Dec 15^th, 2003, 9:58am

Sounds like a Silver-eared Mesia.

Mike Turnbull