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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  Please help: Golden Spectacled Warbler ID
        
(Message started by: Koel_Ko on Dec 22^nd, 2003, 4:49pm)

Title: Please help: Golden Spectacled Warbler ID
Post by Koel_Ko on Dec 22^nd, 2003, 4:49pm

Perhaps the cold front had brought some more wintering birds into Hong Kong. A trip to Taipokau on Monday 22/12 produced the following - all along the Red Road and before the outdoors centre.

1 Japanese Robin (male)
5 Asian Stubtails
1 Rufous-faced Warbler: A bird that rarely ceased hovering with rapid wingbeats - even like a hummer - showing the wide cream rump band. The stubbly beard was separated from the bright orange face by a white moustache.
1 White's Thrush
20+ Striated Yuhina
1 Blyth's Leaf Warbler
1 'Golden Spectacled Warbler'
  Which is the bird I would like to have some help on.
  The bird had an eyering broken above, which was yellowish white, similar to the colour of the lores (so that the eyering looked thicker behind, reminiscent of Dark-sided Flycatcher). The head was a bright olive continuing all the way to the back, the wings having two faint yellow wingbars, the lower more prominent; the tail had greyish-white outertail feathers. The underparts were a brilliant yellow all the way to the vent, and the bill was black on the upper and orange on the lower mandible. The crown stripes were dull black and the central crown stripe was olive-grey, different from the colour of the face, which is olive. The feet are orange. I had a good view for two minutes while it sat and preened the breast and back before disappearing.
  Would experienced birders please help with the ID?
Thank you.

Title: Re: Please help: Golden Spectacled Warbler ID
Post by PWMK on Dec 23^rd, 2003, 11:07pm

Koel
Only the White Spectacled Warbler has a broken eye-ring on the top. I've try to photograph him for a while now, you are very luck to see him for such a long time. My viewing time usually amount not more than afew seconds! Anyway here some photos of this little fellow. Hope this can help.

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_001.jpg
Tai Po Kau 大埔滘
30/11/2003
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_003.jpg
Tai Po Kau 大埔滘
30/11/2003
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_002.jpg
Tai Po Kau 大埔滘
18/12/2003
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_004.jpg
Tai Po Kau 大埔滘
18/12/2003

Title: Re: Please help: Golden Spectacled Warbler ID
Post by Koel_Ko on Dec 24^th, 2003, 12:56am

PWMK,
The lovely fellow looked surely like the one I saw. I failed to notice the white undertail though due to the angle. Nice photos! ;D