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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  Great Egrets into breeding plumage
        
(Message started by: Neil on Jan 9^th, 2006, 7:32am)

Title: Great Egrets into breeding plumage
Post by Neil on Jan 9^th, 2006, 7:32am

This long distance photo was taken at Nam Sang Wai last Friday. I was surprise to see so many Great Egrets coming into breeding plumage. As this is my first winter photographing birds in HK I was wondering if this was normal and when they would start mating and nesting. Also my book says only about 30 pairs nest in Hong Kong . Where do the rest go? Neil.

Nam Sang Wai
Hong Kong,
China
06/01/06

Olympus 7070 plus Swarovski ATS80HD scope and 20-60x eyepiece and DCA adapter.

http://www.pbase.com/neilfif11/image/54587953.jpg

Title: Re: Great Egrets into breeding plumage
Post by Captain on Jan 12^th, 2006, 9:21am

Yes, Great Egrets (GE) and even Little Egrets in breeding plumage could be found in this time of year.

In 2005, about 120 nests of GE were found in HK. If you are interested in the figures of previous years, pls take a look of egretry count reports available at this link

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/waterbird/reportc.html

Captain